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.

Presentación del tema: "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."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 SegoviaCastilla y León

3 222 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 (1549- 1591) 1513: New Cathedral Elevation: 3,280 ft. 2003: pop. 54,000

4 Segovia: Alcázar & Cathedral

5 Segovia from air

6 Plaza Mayor de Segovia

7 Segovia viewed from north

8 Segovia / Sierra de Guadarrama / Navacerrada

9 Roman aqueduct 1 st century

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11 Alcázar de Segovia / Roman-Arab-Christian fortress + Los Reyes Católicos

12 Late Gothic Cathedral: estilo flamígero

13 San Martín church Romanesque

14 Torre de Hércules Medieval watchtower for nobleman’s palace

15 Typical Castilian architectural style

16 Typical terraza

17 San Juan de la Cruz Juan de Yepes 1542-1591 Fontiveros – Segovia – Granada – Segovia Spanish mystic saint, poet Ethnic diversity family Poverty

18 San Juan de la Cruz’s Carmelite Convent

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