... regular clientele. Isidre Gironés presides over the excellent wine list and exquisite food, personally selecting the best ingredients at the nearby La Boqueria market to conjure up timeless dishes, including duck liver and figs, stuffed artichokes or saddle of lamb. The cosy dining room is ... meat and fish, there are some appetising coconut milk curries to be had and uncomplicated, but mouth-watering, puddings such as fried banana. La Habana Vieja Retro decor and a plethora of exotic cocktails evoke the exuberant spirit of old Havana in this atmospheric Cuban restaurant, situated in a ...

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... , Alexander V. On his first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus was accompanied by a group of Franciscans. The first convents in America were established by Franciscans, at Santo Domingo and La Vega in what is now the Dominican Republic. The rapid conversion of the Native Americans and the consequent enthusiasm of the missionary-minded in Spain led to the further spread ... ...

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... were killed in front of no less then 100,000 (Roth 121). In another instance, under severe torture, several Jews confessed that on Good Friday, in the Spanish town of La Guardia, they had crucified a four year old boy "in the manner in which the Hews had crucified Jesus Christ" (qtd.in Bachrach 54) The Auto took place a few days later ... ...

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