Doorway built in 1506

Medina del Campo and Queen Isabella

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April 20th 2013
Twenty-three kilometres south of Tordesillas, through the Rueda vineyards lies the town of Medina del Campo. It has one of the largest plazas we have ever seen, huge, and of course the plaza is dominated by the town´s largest church (of which there are several) and a statue of the famous or infamous Catholic Queen Isabella (depending on your point of view) stands proudly in the plaza opposite 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