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El lunes 16 de julio de 1212, en un paraje de Sierra Morena, las Navas de Tolosa, un ejército cruzado dirigido por el rey de Castilla, Alfonso VIII, y en el que figuraban otros dos reyes hispanos, Pedro II de Aragón y Sancho VII de Navarra, al frente de los contingentes reclutados en sus respectivos reinos, las huestes de las órdenes militares de Santiago, Calatrava, el Temple y el Hospital, así como multitud de voluntarios -leoneses y portugueses,...
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El Ejército de la Monarquía Hispánica constituyó el principal instrumento para la consolidación del Imperio español, y también el factor determinante para retrasar su decadencia, un objetivo conseguido a costa de sucesivas bancarrotas y del abandono de la construcción de estructuras sociales y económicas que permitieran consolidar el futuro del reino. Tras su papel determinante en la Guerra de la Independencia, el Ejército se convirtió...
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A stunning look at Napoleon's campaign across the Iberian peninsula from historian Charles Esdaile.
At the end of the 18th century Spain remained one of the world's most powerful empires. Portugal, too, was prosperous at the time. By 1808, everything had changed. Portugal was under occupation and ravaged by famine, disease, economic problems and political instability. Spain had imploded and worse was to come. For the next six years, the peninsula...
4) Menorca
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Bendecida por los dioses del Mediterráneo, Menorca parece la isla perfecta. Sus 700 kilómetros cuadrados dan para localizar dos ciudades encantadoras y diferentes entre sí, y dos porciones de litoral antitéticos: uno salvaje, vertical, rocoso y batido por el viento; otro suave, de arenales cuasi tropicales y aromatizado por los pinos. También para hallar un paisaje interior salpicado de pueblecitos que son un prodigio de arquitectura tradicional....
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Ever since Ernest Hemingway popularized the fiesta de San Fermín with the publication of The Sun Also Rises in 1926, the world has been enthralled with the concept of running with the bulls. For millions, running with the bulls remains on their bucket list, and for Hemingway fans it is a lifelong dream. For Peter N. Milligan, it is a way of life. Part memoir and part travel guide, Bulls Before Breakfast recounts Milligan's many adventures in Pamplona,...
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In this dramatic hour-by-hour, blow-by-blow account of the Spanish Armada's attempt to destroy Elizabeth's England, Robert Hutchinson spins a compelling and unbelievable narrative.
After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by the hostile Catholic powers of Europe, including Spain. In October 1585, King Philip II of Spain declared his intention to destroy Protestant England and began preparing invasion plans, leading...
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