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A Day in Burgos

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September 2nd 2015
We are now fully on the schedule and direction of the workshop. Today's focus was on a tour of Burgos. Burgos is a city of about 200,000 people with a substantial history from ancient times through Ferdinand and Isabella to modern times. Yes, Columbus was here too, after his second voyage. He had to come here because the king and queen weren't going to travel to meet him! We began this morning ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos

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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