Monday, July 14, 2014

July 12 : Washington Irving

This American author wrote a book in the 1800s about Alhambra that really gave fame to the place.  After many centuries of the Alhambra's construction, Granada was the last Moorish hold out in Spain,  the place started to deteriorate after the Spaniards took it over. Washington Irving's writing help draw attention to how important Alhambra was to posterity. 

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