Leyendas
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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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On February 1st, 850, the King Ramiro I died. He inherited the crown from his relative Alphonse II the Chaste, who died without offspring. He had to face Vikings’ attacks and tried to repopulate the city of León. During his reing, the famous and legendary battle of Clavijo took place. During his reign, two famous… Continue reading
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