Granada architecture

Granada

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September 27th 2010
Today we were on our way to Granada... the last Moorish strong-hold to fall to the Christians in 1492. It was here that Muslim sultan Boabdil surrendered control of his kingdom to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, and the Spanish reconquista was complete after 700 years of war. Our main purpose in coming here was to see the Alhambra, a grand Moorish palace that is Spain's most signific ... 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