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The way of Francisco de Cuellar

The attempted invasion of Philip II of England and Felicissimo La Grande Armada, commonly known as Armada is well known, but little is known about the English military survivors of that era. Of all those English who managed to save their lives, the curious and amazing story, is the saga of Captain Francisco de Cuellar . This Segovia got rid of the death penalty for disobedience, survive a shipwreck, endure attacks from the locals, seducing beautiful women, get protection from clans in the area and eventually reach Spain. In short, a story that could well lead to the big screen.


Currently if you visit Northern Ireland, we follow the path that made Cuéllar those lands, and learn the history and legends told by the local people who for generations have kept the knowledge of those facts.


Links:

The Cuellar's Trail: Page Irish road information by Cuellar.

Historical Document: Letter Cuéllar describing what happened.

Literature: History Cuellar by Balbino Velasco Bayon.


Sources: Wikipedia, Revista Clio

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The Spanish way

The English Empire was sending money and troops English to war in the Netherlands. In the beginning was done by sea, but because of bad weather that often prevailed in these seas, and the enmity of England and France, which dominated the English Channel, Philip II ordered to create an alternative.

in 1567 first used the new route which started in Naples, passed through Florence, Genoa up to the Milanese, or from Barcelona by sea to the Milanese and then through the Franche-Comte, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels to reach with variations through Worms and Cologne.

A second route was first used after 1622 (due to the alliance of Duke Savoy with France). This route started in Milan and spent by the Swiss valleys of the Alps to the Tyrol and Valtellina. Hence bordering southern Germany, crossed the river Rhine (Alsace) and came to the Netherlands by Lorena.

A factor influencing the speed of an entire issue was the number of groups that are divided. It appears that the unit was running comfortably manageable. should not have more than 3,000 soldiers.

Obviously, the duration of travel to the Netherlands was determined by the speed with which the soldiers were traveling. The normal speed of the armies that used the road, seems to have been about 20km per day. The average duration of the marches was 48 days. With the road

English, Spain won, based on ingenuity and tenacity, and despite the distance, gathering as remote control, a great host to hundreds of kilometers from the political center of the monarchy.


Links:

Literature: book "The Army of Flanders and the English way" by Geoffrey Parker.


Sources: Wikipedia, Joaquín Navarro's personal page.

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The Siberian

Designed initially for the Czar Alexander II in 1891 start building the rail line that would connect the cities originally from St. Petersburg to the important port city of Vladivostok in the Far Sea of \u200b\u200bJapan. With 9.288 kilometers and capable of making seven different time zones, the work nsiberiano rail route is the third longest in the world and certainly one of the most legendary routes.

Today the Siberian connecting Moscow with Vladivostok and remains today the most important communication channel in Russia, to the point that about 30% of U.S. exports are transported by it. While a tourist attraction leads many Visitors traveling on it, it is still used by the Russians in their domestic travel.


Other major trains related to the Trans-Siberian are going from Moscow to Beijing and Moscow Transmanchuriano going to Beijing without going through Mongolia. Both use part of the Trans-Siberian journey.

Links:

Documentary: Historical Documentary Trans.

SiberianDream: Blog which describes the experiences of Franco in the Siberian.


Sources: Wikipedia

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The Manila Galleon route

In 1565 Urdaneta opened one of the most important trade routes in the world, which reported the western Pacific and Asia with America, would remain in force for 250 years, through the famous Manila Galleon.


Once a year a galleon (once were two galleons) put southbound sailing from Acapulco and between parallels 10 and 11, then west up and kept between 13 and 14 to Mariana, by the Cavite, Philippines. In total, covering 2,200 miles over 50 to 60 days. The return trip was made heading to Japan to take the current Kuro Shiva, but in 1596 the Japanese captured galleon and was advised that a change of itinerary. Started then southeast to 11 degrees, then up to 22 and from there to 17. After coming to America at the height of Cape Mendocino, where down coast to Acapulco. The danger of the route advised leaving Manila in July, but could be delayed until August. After this month was impossible to make the crossing, which had to be postponed for a year. The return trip delayed five or six months and hence the arrival in Acapulco was made in December or January.

trips were long and hard and many people died in them, victims of scurvy or starvation. There were times when they are paid huge sums of money fresh meat of the rats that swarmed in the cellar. This had to add the danger of pirate raids. Taking into account that more than 250 years this trade route lasted only four galleons were caught, we can say that the problem of piracy was quite secondary. Other problems were temporary and the calm, and that by failing to wind galleons was impossible to advance.


The success of the Manila Galleon route was made possible by the Mexican silver, which had a high price in Asia, since the existing bimetallic ratio favoring it in relation to gold. Asia say that the money was more scarce than in Europe. This allowed her to buy most items made in Asia sumptuous, a very cheap price and then sell it in America and in Europe with a huge profit.


Links:

footsteps of Urdaneta : A documentary that shows the life of Andres de Urdaneta and Cerain.


Sources: Wikipedia, www.almendron.com