Near Hermanillas

The Roman Road

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April 18th 2010
Alone in the Albergue Spent an interesting evening in last night. Antonio had left the albergue in my untried hands for ´just 30 minutes´ so that he could go and get a meal at the bar. I had been writing up my notebook and thinking about some stories to tell for the next time I had a decent period of time on the internet. Earlier, I had wandered down to the same bar, but it was so smo ... 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