history
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Feb 8th, 1866: Saturnino Martín Cerezo’s birth
8 February 1866, Saturnino Martín Cerezo was born in Miajadas, Cáceres.An officer of the Reserve Scale, he volunteered for the Philippines, rising from sergeant to 2nd lieutenant. He led the resistance in the siege of Baler with the last of the Philippines. He was awarded the Laureate Cross of San Fernando and was promoted to… Continue reading
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Feb 14th, St Valentin’s day: The story of the «Teruel’s lovers»
Shakespeare wrote about Romeo and Juliet because he had not read about these lovers. 😛 I have found an English-speaking blog which treats the subject, so I don’t have to translate anything: As the story goes, Teruel in the 1200s was home to Juan Diego de Marcilla and Isabel de Segura—he, the second son in his family and… Continue reading
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Aniversario del nacimiento de Santo Tomás Moro
El 7 de febrero de 1478 nacía en Londres. Ya traté sobre su vida cuando comenté el cuadro mostrado: Santo Tomás en la Torre de Londres. Continue reading
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Palo Alto and the Manila Galleon
The name Palo Alto in California comes from the fact that during the voyage of the Manila Galleon, the huge sequoia tree there served as a reference for the Spanish sailors to know that they had crossed the Pacific and arrived home. USA has +5000 topographical names provided by Spain. About the Manila Galleon: The… Continue reading