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I presume many peregrinos are familiar with Gerald Brenan's books about Spain and for those less familiar, this Hispanist wrote a book in 1943, during his enforced exile from Andalucia, which he updated in 1950. The Spanish Labyrinth is his attempt at an objective explanation (in English) of...
I attach the file in discussion for information and hope it is of interest to a wide audience. As I intimated earlier, this is very much a contemporary issue for all of Spain and, as a foreigner, I try to show respectful interest and remain impartial. Such neutrality is easier if removed from...
I attach this link for anyone interested in the subject but the bibliography of the paper gives more information about other scholarly work in this area.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/hisn.12026
http://memoriahistorica.org.es/who-are-we/
For more information associated to this thread, see the attached site. I add this URL only as a means of increasing understanding. There is no area of Spain that is not affected by the Civil War and its aftermath, even today, so it behoves us as...
The alternative at Yelbes is far better, providing you don't mind a small river crossing. Following the A5 and roadways is one of the poorest sections of route. Enjoy your rest. Buen Camino. Erik
There is a memorial to Camino Mozárabe at the Parroquia de Campario church in Plaza Carmen in Campanario, one of the few on this camino. The church will also provide a stamp for the Credencial. Buen Camino. Erik
I'm currently hiking in the Sierra Contraviesa, immediately south of Sierra Nevada, and last night's storms deposited Sahara sand right across the region. The Sirocco is the best known wind (which mainly troubles Italy) but any southerly wind originating in North Africa can cause this to happen...
Attached a hyper link to a list of accommodations for the Mozarabe from Almeria to Merida, hoping it may be useful.
http://caminosantiagoandalucia.org/wordpress/albergues-y-alojamientos-para-peregrinos-desde-almeria/
I've got very wide feet (EE) which spread with daily long-distance. After an interrupted Mozarabe last year due to foot injury I changed from hiking boots to Merrell Moab ventilators with Vibram soles which are good on rough tracks and in mountains. Having crossed the Sanabres in these (in...
I posted these views as representative of some of the stages from Almeria to Cordoba. From the top: Approaching Espejo before the first views of the Guadalquivir; Leaving Moclín; Descending into Quentar; Sierra Nevada, Granada and Olivares looking back from Moclín; Guadalquivir from Espejo...
Almeria to Granada is a great walk (200km) and the reports of the scree slope on one small section give the wrong impression. That section out of Alboloduy can be avoided by simply taking the road out of the village (which I was told gives better views) as this puts you onto the Camino exactly...
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