From afar

Valley of the Fallen

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March 16th 2006
So between El Escorial and Madrid, there is a huge monument. For my Fascism class, I went to the Valley of the Fallen. It is a HUGE cross in the middle of the mountains that also holds a church and a crypt. The church and the crypt are literally inside the mountain, like a cave. The two most important Fascist leaders in Spain, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera and Francisco Franco, are buried there ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid

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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