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The Beatles Story: Propuesta A Septiembre
The Beatles Story: Propuesta A Septiembre
The Beatles Story: Propuesta A Septiembre
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'he name %lhambra comes ,rom an %rabic )ord )hich means Ered castleE$ perhaps because o, the color o, the to)ers and )alls that surround the hill o, La *abica. &ut there is another more poetic (ersion: the 4oslem analysts say that the re,lections o, the light o, torches ga(e the )alls o, the construction their particular coloration. 'here is no re,erence to the %lhambra as a residence o, -ings until the 13th century. 'he ,irst -ings o, 0ranada$ the Jirites$ had their castles and palaces on the hill o, the %lbaicin$ and nothing remains o, them. 'he Nasrites )ere probably the emirs )ho built the %lhambra$ starting in 1;3K. 'he %lhambra became a Lhristian court in 1<7; )hen the Latholic 4onarchs C2erdinand and =sabelD con#uered the city o, 0ranada. Later$ (arious structures inside the %lhambra )ere built ,or important citi6ens$ a church and a 2ranciscan monastery. During the 1Kth century$ the %lhambra )as almost abandoned and its salons )ere con(erted into ta(erns. NapoleonMs troops mined the to)ers and ble) up part o, them. ')o o, them$ the 'orre de *iete *uelos and the 'orre de %gua )ere le,t in ruins. %nd so the incredible neglect continued$ until 1KN0 )hen the %lhambra )as declared a national monument. *ince that date and up to no)$ the %lhambra has been protected and preser(ed ,or the pleasure and admiration o, all. %dapted ,rom http:AA))).andalucia.com
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