Carmel/Monterey-History:Spain Gets Serious
April 6th 2009 (Excerpted from my book Our Summer In Carmel. Amazon.com)
It is difficult today to understand why it took Spain 160 years to follow-up on Vizcaino's groundbreaking exploration. It is true that Spain was preoccupied with European conflicts. They were also receiving a great amount of treasure from the possessions they already acquired in the new world. Even great nations can get complacent. Final
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