SegoviaCastilla y León
222 B.C. – 411 A.D: Roman city 711 – 1073 century: Moslem / Arab speaking 15 th century: wool / La Mesta 16 th century: home of San Juan de la Cruz ( ) 1513: New Cathedral Elevation: 3,280 ft. 2003: pop. 54,000
Segovia: Alcázar & Cathedral
Segovia from air
Plaza Mayor de Segovia
Segovia viewed from north
Segovia / Sierra de Guadarrama / Navacerrada
Roman aqueduct 1 st century
Alcázar de Segovia / Roman-Arab-Christian fortress + Los Reyes Católicos
Late Gothic Cathedral: estilo flamígero
San Martín church Romanesque
Torre de Hércules Medieval watchtower for nobleman’s palace
Typical Castilian architectural style
Typical terraza
San Juan de la Cruz Juan de Yepes Fontiveros – Segovia – Granada – Segovia Spanish mystic saint, poet Ethnic diversity family Poverty
San Juan de la Cruz’s Carmelite Convent