Jesus into the Plaza Mayor

Every year during Semana Santa Valladolid holds one of Spain's two large celebrations during that week. Semana Santa means Holy week and represents is the week of easter. Every day there are many random parades . . . some big, some small that have many religious statues, mostly of the crucifiction of Jesus. The statues of Jesus are very detailed and graphic.

Valladolid, Spain 2002

May 13th 2002
My junior year in college at UW-Eau Claire I participated in a study abroad program to Valladolid, Spain. I spent 5 months there and my travels in Spain included the following places; Leon, Salamanca, Segovia, Madrid, Sevilla, Palma de Mallora, Tenerife and other small cities around Valladolid. Valladolid is not what people typically think of when they think of Spain. I guess a typical Spaini ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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