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	CIUDAD RODRIGO - LoveToKnow Article on CIUDAD RODRIGO
		Ciudad Rodrigo is an episcopal see, and was for many centuries an important frontier fortress: Its cathedral dates from 1190, but was restored in the 1 5th century.
		The remnants of a Roman aqueduct, the foundations of a bridge across the Agueda, and other remains, seem to show that Ciudad Rodrigo occupies the site of a Roman settlement.
		It was founded in the isth century by Count Rodrigo Gonzalez, from whom its name is derived.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CI/CIUDAD_RODRIGO.htm (181 words)

	CIUDAD RODRIGO
		Ciudad Rodrigo stands on a low hill close to the right bank of the Agueda and is enclosed by ramparts and a wall about thirty-two feet high.
		The storming of Ciudad Rodrigo got underway with the two diversionary attacks which were executed with precision and shortly afterwards the main assault began.
		The siege and storming of Ciudad Rodrigo had cost the army some nine officers killed and 70 wounded whilst 186 men were killed and 846 wounded.
	www.ifbt.co.uk /ciudad_rodrigo.htm (1488 words)

	CIUDAD RODRIGO
		The history of Ciudad Rodrigo is one of innumerable destructions and reconstructions.
		However, the true repopulater of Ciudad Rodrigo is king Fernando II of León, who fortified the town with walls to defend it against the Moorish and against his father-in-law, Alfonso Enríquez of Portugal.
		The most prosperous period in Ciudad Rodrigo’s history is the one between the XV and XI centuries.
	www.ciudadrodrigo.net /turismo/english/history.htm (500 words)

	Ciudad Rodrigo
		Ciudad Rodrigo, along with Badajóz to the south, were towns that were critical to an army's safe crossing between Spain and Portugal.
		First the French stormed Ciudad Rodrigo and took it from a small Spanish Garrison in 1811.
		Though it's difficult to tell from this dark photograph (damn!), one of the railings next to the dome is missing, and there are numerous cannonball dents in the sides of the church that were inflicted during Wellington's Siege in 1812 (see Photo #2 above).
	www.geocities.com /~cagey_cretin/ciu_rodrigo.html (577 words)

	Spain - Castile - Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo
		Rising up on a cleft on the fertile plain of the river Agueda and covered with ivy, this Parador has a keep which is an unsurpassable observatory for the marvelous landscapes of the Campo Charro.
		In Ciudad Rodrigo visit the cathedral, the Main Square, and the churches of San Agustin, San Pedro, San Andres, de la Orden Tercera.
		Ciudad Rodrigo is 89 km from Salamanca along the N-620 and 28 km from Portugal along the E-80.
	paradores-spain.com /spain/pcrodrigo.html (480 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Ciudad Rodrigo
		Ciudad Rodrigo, town in the province of Salamanca, Castilla-León Autonomous Region, eastern Spain, on a hill 660 m (2,160 ft) above sea level.
		In the end, indeed, it is clear that Napoleon's commanders could have crushed resistance in Spain and then marched against Portugal in such...
		Ciudad Obregón, city in north-west Mexico, Sonora State, in an irrigated lowland of the Yaqui River in the Llanos de Sonora.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Ciudad_Rodrigo.html (92 words)

	Ciudad Rodrigo Property : Villas, Fincas & Apartments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Today, Ciudad Rodrigo is a fascinating place in which to purchase Spanish property as it offers peace and tranquillity in historic surroundings, far away from the devices of mass tourism which seem to have gripped many other parts of Spain.
		Ciudad Rodrigo is a walled town sat on top of a rocky outcrop overlooking the Agueda River.
		Everything from ruins and derelict Ciudad Rodrigo property in need of renovation / re-build to a grand villa in Spain with acres of land can be found close to this very historic town.
	www.villas-in-spain.eu.com /ciudad-rodrigo-property.htm (220 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Ciudad Rodrigo[thyOOthAth´ rOthrE´gO] Pronunciation Key, town (1990 pop.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Ciudad Rodrigo
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CiudadRo.html (182 words)

	Chapter 2: The Episcopate in the Kingdom of León in the Twelfth Century
		The northern frontier was presumably formed by the Huebra and the Duero, the western by the political frontier between León and Portugal, and the southern by the desolate country between Ciudad Rodrigo and Coria.
		Unlike Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca had been the seat of a bishop during the Visigothic period: The see was revived in the ninth century and the succession of its bishops may be traced, if hazardously, until towards the end of the tenth.
		Rodrigo Menéndez had been a royal clerk; he had been in the service of Fernando II even before the latter's accession to the throne in 1157.
	libro.uca.edu /ekl/ekl2.htm (18732 words)

	The Perdigon Family in the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I was born in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, in western Spain, but if you ask me where I am from I will answer without a thought that I am from Oviedo, Asturias.
		Ciudad Rodrigo is a beautiful, monumental medieval city near the boundary with Portugal.
		It was not customary or convenient for Ciudad Rodrigo mothers then to deliver their babies in clinics and so I was born, literally, in the Trastamara Castle, a hotel and the Perdigón residence at the time.
	www2.mozcom.com /~perdigon/Kami.html (2328 words)

	Muralla urbana de Ciudad Rodrigo, Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca, Castilla León)
		La muralla urbana de Ciudad Rodrigo se encuentra en la ciudad amurallada más importante de la provincia de Salamanca, Ciudad Rodrigo, a 30 kilómetros de la frontera con Portugal, dominando el fluir del río Águeda y defendiendo la entrada del puente sobre el río.
		Ciudad Rodrigo consta de dos líneas de murallas que forman un cinturón de forma ovalada alrededor de la ciudad.
		En Ciudad Rodrigo también existe un pequeño museo llamado "museo de las fotificaciones", en que se pueden ver armas y armaduras que abarcan desde los pueblos preromanos y romanos que habitaron esas tierras, pasando por la Edad Media y el rRenacimiento, hasta el siglo XIX.
	www.castillosnet.org /salamanca/SA-CAS-505.shtml (807 words)

	Salamanca: Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo - Traveler Reviews - Why would they make it so difficult? - TripAdvisor
		Ciudad Rodrigo is a wonderful town and the Parador is OK, just needs the service to be warmed up a bit.
		Its location in the heart of Ciudad Rodrigo, a small medieval town in the province of Salamanca, is simply divine.
		Ciudad Rodirgo combines the culinary pleasures and rural peace of a small town with a lively evening and night atmosphere.
	tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g187493-d310103-r2757122-Parador_de_Ciudad_Rodrigo... (550 words)

	Ciudad Rodrigo on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rodrigo Santos antes de partir hacia España visitó su Quinta Tatuité.
		Rodrigo Rivero Lake nos muestra sus antigüedades favoritas.
		Rodrigo Rivero Lake descubre un biombo mexicano del siglo XVII en un castillo escocés.(TT: Rodrigo Rivero Lake discovers a seventeenth century Mexican folding screen in a Scottish castle)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CiudadR1o.asp (534 words)

	Barba del Puerco
		The village itself was insignificant, however it was the location of one of the four crossing sites on the Agueda River, within 40 kilometers of Ciudad Rodrigo.
		From Ciudad Rodrigo go west on E 80 for about 5 km until you see signs for Gallegos de Arganan.
		Howard, Donald: Napoleon and Iberia: the Twin Sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida, 1810.
	www.napoleon-series.org /military/virtual/c_barba.html (869 words)

	..:: Spainunlimited ::.. : Ciudad Rodrigo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1110, Count Rodrigo González Girón peopled the city and gave it his name "Civitas Roderici" (Ciudad Rodrigo).
		In the second half of the 12th century, King Ferdinand II of León completed the repopulation of the area, had the city walled, reconstructed the old Roman bridge spanning the River Águeda and restored the bishopric, a development which in turn led to the contruction of the Cathedral.
		Outstanding features include the stellar vaulting over the main chapel, most likely the work of Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón, and the magnificent choirstalls which bear the stamp of the maestro, Rodrigo Alemán, date from 1498 and depict singular scenes for a place of worship.
	www.spanishschools.org /spain/salamanca/city2.asp (535 words)

	Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo in Ciudad Rodrigo, Castilla-Leon, Spain - Inns of Spain
		Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo in Ciudad Rodrigo, Castilla-Leon, Spain - Inns of Spain
		Rising up on a cleft on the fertile plain of the river Águeda and covered with ivy, this castle has a keep which is an unsurpassable observatory for contemplating the landscapes of the Campo Charro.
		It is an ideal enclave to discover the beauty of a splendid natural setting and to admire the rich monumental heritage of Ciudad Rodrigo.
	www.innsofspain.com /hotelview.aspx?h=6036 (405 words)

	The Peninsular War: Ciudad Rodrigo to Toulouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo~Siege of Badajoz; capture of the Picurina; the escalade at the Castle~The 77th goes to Lisbon~With Hill from Estremadura to Madrid~ The retreat from Salamanca~Vittoria~Roncesvalles and Val Carlos~ The battles of the Pyrenees~Elizondo~Nivelle~Nive~ The advance to Toulouse~Siege of Bayonne~Battle Honours
		Rodrigo was the first town in which the English in the Peninsular had taken by assault, and they had done it without excessive loss.
		The 57th "Albuhera," "Peninsular," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle" and "Nive" ; the 77th "Cuidad Rodrigo," "Badajoz," and "Peninsular." The 57th had also been present at Bussaco and Toulouse, but its share in those battles was deemed not to justify the grant of honours.
	www.prole.demon.co.uk /middlesex/pen2.htm (3389 words)

	Diputación de Salamanca - Turismo - Arte y Cultura (conjuntos históricos: ciudad rodrigo) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the lands of the west of Salamanca, in the territories of historical disputes, this beautiful city rises bathed by the river Águeda.
		History has provided a peculiar personality to Ciudad Rodrigo endowing its urban centre with fully defensive characteristics.
		As early as the beginnings of our civilization, and throughout time, this enclave has acquired the architectual structures for war that have transformed it into one of the most interesting fortified areas in the whole western part of the peninsula.
	www.dipsanet.es /turismo/arteycultura/ciudadrodrigo_e.htm (201 words)

	Parador De Ciudad Rodrigo - Luxury castles Salamanca (Castilla y Leon) Spain historic inns - Salamanca (Castilla y Leon)
		Parador De Ciudad Rodrigo - Luxury castles Salamanca (Castilla y Leon) Spain historic inns - Salamanca (Castilla y Leon)
		t is an ideal enclave to discover the beauty of a splendid natural setting and to admire the rich monumental heritage of Ciudad Rodrigo.
		the beauty of a splendid natural setting and to admire the rich monumental heritage of Ciudad Rodrigo.
	www.circumvista.com /parador_de_ciudad_ro.html (187 words)

	Book 3, Chapter 9
		With this resolve, Masséna left Salamanca about the middle of June, and caused Rodrigo to be invested by Ney's corps, while Junot covered the operations from the attacks of an Anglo-Portuguese army, which was encamped a few leagues from us, near the Portuguese fortress of Almeida, under Lord Wellington.
		Ciudad Rodrigo was defended by a brave old Spanish general of Irish origin, Andrew Herrasti.
		On July 11 the English General Craufurd, who was operating in the country between Ciudad Rodrigo and Villa de Puerco, at the head of six squadrons, having perceived at day-break a company of French grenadiers, about 120 strong, marching in the open, ordered two squadrons to attack them.
	www.napoleonic-literature.com /Book_3/V2C9.html (2789 words)

	CIUDAD RODRIGO - Online Information article about CIUDAD RODRIGO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		CIUDAD RODRIGO - Online Information article about CIUDAD RODRIGO
		Ciudad Rodrigo is an episcopal see, and was for many centuries an important frontier fortress: Its See also:
		Count Rodrigo Gonzalez, from whom its name is derived.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CHR_CLI/CIUDAD_RODRIGO.html (209 words)

	Gomez Mill House: Gomez
		The move to Ciudad Rodrigo was undoubtedly caused by the collapse of trade in Aldea after Spain and Portugal were united in the 1581.
		Among some of the merchants and professionals of Ciudad Rodrigo today there is a strong cultural memory of a Jewish past.
		The prosperity of Gonzalo and of other Marranos in the border cities of Ciudad Rodrigo, Cassares and Benavente caught the attention of the Spanish inquisition which began to move against them.
	www.gomez.org /gomez02.html (2262 words)

	Ciudad Rodrigo Hotels: Hotels in Ciudad Rodrigo recommended by Hotels Abroad
		Hotels Abroad reservations for Hotel accommodation in or near Ciudad Rodrigo.
		Locate Ciudad Rodrigo on Asturia, Galicia, Castilla y Leon, Canta map.
		It is situated in the heart of Ciudad Rodrigo, near its main attractions.
	www.hotelsabroad.co.uk /b1626.shtml (115 words)

	Ciudad Rodrigo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vertebran sus comunicaciones desde Salamanca la carretera N-620 (Salamanca-Guarda por Fuentes de Oñoro), la C-526 de Ciudad Rodrigo a Coria (Cáceres) y la C-515 de Ciudad Rodrigo a Tenebrón y Morasverdes.
		Ciudad Rodrigo, declarado conjunto Histórico-artístico,es sin duda el eje sobresaliente de toda la ruta.
		Del resto de la comarca, cabe citar las ruinas de Irueña,ciudad prerromana a las que se llega desde Fuenteguinaldo por un camino de tierra, y las de Lerilla, también ciudad prerromana a las que se llega desde Zamarra o desde Villarejo por sendos caminos.
	www.figueira.com /cidades/ffcgciudadrodrigo.htm (656 words)

	Salamanca Excursions
		Other places in the Province of Salamanca that travellers with a bit more time on their hands should get to know are Ciudad Rodrigo and the Sierra de Gata Range.
		From Salamanca take the N-620/E-80, which runs to the monumental city of Ciudad Rodrigo through one of the area's most typical stretches of terrain, the Campo Charro.
		Lying to the South of the province is another district not to be missed.
	www.donquijote.org /salamanca/excursion.asp (636 words)

	Ciudad Rodrigo
		Cada estudiante tiene su billete junto con la información de la ciudad que han recogido el día de antes en la escuela.
		Información que el profesor dará a los estudiantes: La hora aproximada de llegada a Ciudad Rodrigo será sobre las 10:00.
		Envía al Coordinador un informe de la excursión comentando la ruta que seguisteis, las incidencias o los nuevos sitios que has descubierto para comer, pasear, o comprar para incluirla en la carpeta de excursiones y que puedan ser útiles en la próxima excursión a Ciudad Rodrigo a través de esta misma página.
	www.profesor.escuelai.com /contenido/07excurs/salamanca/crodrigo.htm (734 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ciudad Rodrigo
		The city of Ciudad Rodrigo, which is the capital of the diocese, was named for the Count Rodrigo González, who founded it about the middle of the twelfth century.
		It has approximately a population of 7000 inhabitants, and is the head of the judicial district.
		Alfonso VIII gave the city of Caliabria to the Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo in 1191.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03793e.htm (233 words)

	Castillo de Enrique II de Trastámara, Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca, Castilla León)
		El castillo de Enrique II de Trastámara se encuentra situado en lo más alto de la ciudad amurallada más importante de la provincia de Salamanca, Ciudad Rodrigo, a 30 kilómetros de la frontera con Portugal, dominando el fluir del río Águeda y defendiendo la entrada del puente sobre el río.
		El castillo de Ciudad Rodrigo fue construido para defender la entrada del puente.
		Es una muestra del típico castillo leonés presidido por una fuerte torre cuadrada y rodeada por un recinto (adherido al de la ciudad) con cubos de cal y canto, cuadrados en las esquinas y semicirculares a mitad de muro.
	www.castillosnet.org /salamanca/SA-CAS-001.shtml (1051 words)

	Via del Plata
		Ciudad Rodrigo turns out to be a small provincial town, however, with a city wall that completely in tact.
		The walk around the old town, have a look at the 12th century cathedral after which we return to Spain and Ciudad Rodrigo, crossing the border at Vilar Formoso.
		At night we have a splendid dinner (duck, veal medallion) at the Parador of Ciudad Rodrigo.
	www.xs4all.nl /~couvreur/engl/travel/spain/extremadura/extremadura4.htm (1435 words)

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