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Burgos Cathedral.... and Mandalas

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July 5th 2012
I know I SAID I was going to continue chronologically - but I just want to include the pics taken in the Cathedral in Burgos - I couldnt upload while on the road..... The sheer riches inside here are astonishing and such displays are evidence I think of the Catholic Church's 2000 years of hypocritical wealth accumulation .... The craftwork and the artistic abilities , the physical work and the ... 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