Salamanca Cathedral

Salamanca

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February 9th 2009
On Thursday night I went to a performance of traditional dance. It was cool because Spanish dance is much more than Flamenco, which comes from the south. Up north there is actually a lot of Celtic influence- for example, one style of dance is accompanied by bagpipes! It was great to see all of the traditional costumes. For some of the dances there was a full band (8 or so men on Spanish guitar ... 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