C&P from:
Climate and History: Studies in Past Climates and Their Impact on Man (1982)
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"... it is surely no coincidence that the disastrous years of 1411-13, which brought drought, bad harvests, and plague, also witnessed the acceptance and popularity of Vincent Ferrer's anti-semitic preaching tours and the formulation of oppressive anti-Jewish legislation. It may also prove to be the case that the uprising and massacres in Toledo (Spain) in 1449 were not unconnected with harvest failures in that particular region in 1448. The most striking example, however, relates to the massacres in Andalusian towns in 1473. From September 1472 until May 1473 there was prolonged drought; sowing, which had been delayed as long as possible, produced a deficient harvest, and the hopes of the spring sowing were dashed by yet another drought during the remainder of 1473. These grim conditions, however, seem to have been at their worst in Andalusia, and it was there that there occurred the ferocious killings of conversos which, beginning in March 1473 in Cordoba, quickly enveloped other southern towns.
A remarkable study of one of the two surviving versions of the Castilian Dance of Death, the Danca de la Muerte, shows that popular unrest was fascinatingly complex and not merely anti-semitic in nature. The Dance begins and ends with the preacher in the pulpit and with calls to repent from sin. A close textual analysis of this version, however, reveals that the twenty-five new characters which it contains were not 'abstract' people accused to vague 'theological' sins, such as avarice or pride. On the contrary, they were exclusively urban characters drawn from the streets of Seville who were charged with specific 'social' crimes - for example, selling dear bread, shortweight fish, putrid meat, and adulterated wine."
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At first I was just planning to see Spain and spend there one month or so. But since I found out that I don't need visa for Schengen area (being a US citizen), I decided maybe it will be good idea to see Portugal on my way as well.
I am thinking about landing in Lisbon, see it. Maybe see some other places (but I know very little about Portugal, maybe someone could give me some advise?),
Then I was thinking to go to Seville and Cordoba (maybe Granada)... (I want to see Moorish Spain)
Then I will to go to Toredo and Madrid. (I also was thinking about short trip to Avila, maybe)
After that I probably will go to Barselona and fly back to USA.
Can you give me some advise? And maybe how long I should spend in each city?
I plan to be there one month and my interests are historical architecture (plus good food and wine :) )....
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Which one is the best and would look great on a poster(I ALSO NEED TO WRITE A PAPER)
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Cultural
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984)
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (2000)
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
Burgos Cathedral (1984)
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000)
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987)
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (1985)
Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984)
Historic City of Toledo (1986)
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
Las Médulas (1997)
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (1984)
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (1985)
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (1986)
Old City of Salamanca (1988)
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (1985)
Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
Palmeral of Elche (2000)
Poblet Monastery (1991)
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993)
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997)
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
Tower of Hercules (2009)
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
Vizcaya Bridge (2006)
Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984)
Natural
Doñana National Park (1994)
Garajonay National Park (1986)
Teide National Park (2007)
Mixed
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997)
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
1991 - 1997
2005 - 2009
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
Romanesque Cultural Enclave in the North of Castile-Leon and the South of Cantabria (1998)
Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications (1998)
The Silver Route (1998)
The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Natural Surroundings (1998)
Mediterranean Wind Mills (1998)
The Architecture of Dry Built Stone (1998)
Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona (2002)
Dinosaur Ichnite Sites of the Iberian Peninsula (2002)
Wine and Vineyard Cultural Itinerary through Mediterranean Towns (1998)
The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense (1996)
The Tramuntana Sierra, Cultural and Natural Landscape (1996)
Cultural Itinerary of Francis Xavier (2001)
The Mediterranean Facet of the Pyrenees (France-Spain) (2004)
Mesta Livestock trails (2007)
Manifestations of Rupestrian Art in Siega Verde (2007)
Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire (2007)
Ancares – Somiedo (2007)
The Northern or Primitive Route (extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostella) (2007)
Historic City-Centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2007)
Loarre Castle (2007)
Renaissance and Baroque Arch in the City of Granada (extension of Granada) (2007)
Almadén on the Mercury Route of the Intercontinental Camino Real (2007)
El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage (2007)
Mining Historical Heritage (2007)
Plasencia - Monfragüe - Trujillo : Paysage méditerranéen (2009)
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