Breve historia de Aguascalientes

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Cuando Felipe II encomendó en 1567 el gobierno de los Países Bajos a Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, III duque de Alba, el experimentado militar, de sesenta años de edad, se puso en camino hacia Bruselas con un cometido claro: castigar a los rebeldes que se habían alzado contra el rey el año anterior, perseguir la herejía protestante y modernizar las finanzas del país. Alba tuvo que bregar con burgomaestres y abades díscolos, con una población que observaba con temor a los soldados españoles veteranos llegados con el duque, y con las incursiones de los mendigos del mar, piratas...

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El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...