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...The rolling plans of the south, where Extremadura bumps up against Andalucía, have something of that region’s smiling charm, with a dazzle of whitewash in pretty towns such as Jerez de los Caballeros and...
...“There is a lot of false nostalgia about the martial law years — that they were golden years for the economy and for Philippine society,” said Mendoza....
...In Los Angeles, the city council has the power to overturn decisions of the harbour commissioners....
...Devotees install a 36-feet-high cross ahead of Easter on Surprise View, at the top of Otley Chevin in Yorkshire, England Sunday, April 2 Cambridge celebrates winning the women's boat race in the Oxford v...
...The Ottomans valued this metal greatly, Mendoza reported, as they were at war with Spain and other Christian powers, and “they cannot cast guns without it”....
...Unlike Barca v Madrid, there was no humiliation to be avenged....
...Bony-faced Habsburgs, dwarves, caballeros and inquisitors formed the mix of theatre and freakery that is our abiding notion of the siglo de oro....
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