Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 498
cloisters— I know ncne more interesting and morevaried —but I left them and the many fine tombsand statues they contain wishing that priests werenot mortal nor liable to chills. The capital of Old Castile is a quiet little placeand I felt I was in a northern clime far awayfrom the charm of… … . BURGOS the capital of Castile. At the marriage ofFerdinand I. in 1067 Castile and Leon became oneand ten years later the seat of Government was re-moved by Alfonso VI. to Toledo. Serious troublesensued between the inhabitants of the two cities.Old Castile could not brook the interference of…
Cathedrals -- Spain · Spain -- Description and travel
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