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Spanish Conquest 2008

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August 2nd 2008
I´ve only been here a few days and already I´ve fallen in love with this country. In just the first day we had lunch in the king´s park (one of them), tried absynthe, joined a trade union protest, met some awesome and quite accommodating Spaniards, had delicious tapas and went out drinking all night (after two full days without sleep). The next day we got a walking tour of the city from our hos ... 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