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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Escorial
Britannica 11thESCORIAL, or ESCURIAL, in Spain, one of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace and a mausoleum. The Escorial is situated 3432 ft. above the sea, on the south-western slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama, and thu ...
Vol. 9, pp. 766-768
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Escoiquiz, Juan
Britannica 11th... espondence was easily maintained. He had a large share in the conspiracy of the Escorial which was detected on the 28th of October 1807. He was imprisoned and sent for trial with other conspirators. But as they had appealed to Napoleon, who would not suffer hi ...
Vol. 9, pp. 765-766
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