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Mama (and others) in Madrid!

May 9th 2010
Since it is Mother’s Day, it’s only fitting that this next blog be about my Mom's (and Aunt Cindy and friend Jesse’s) visit to Spain. So here goes: We decided to have Mom and my Aunt visit during Semana Santa (Holy Week), the Catholic stand-in for Spring Break. Instead of the customary student “sun, sand and surf” of American Spring Break, Holy Week is a big, somber deal in Spain. Knowi ... read more
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Spanish Flag 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
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