El convento de San Esteban

Exam week complete!

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July 20th 2008
Hello all! Well, I made it through exam week! It was a rough go... and I´m really glad to have that done for a few days. I have one exam this coming week and then three the following week. Before you know it, I´ll be heading back to the states! I don´t have much news to report because the week was so full of classes and studying. However, I´ve been enjoying Salamanca a bit the last cou ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more