02714oam 2200505 a 450 991077917790332120231130233833.00-87586-926-2(CKB)2550000000101089(EBL)864153(OCoLC)821198657(SSID)ssj0000738351(PQKBManifestationID)12257035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738351(PQKBWorkID)10791054(PQKB)11562453(MiAaPQ)EBC864153(Au-PeEL)EBL864153(CaPaEBR)ebr10558438(EXLCZ)99255000000010108920120120d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMedina Mayrit the origins of Madrid /Ana RuizNew York Algora Pub.20121 online resource (240 pages)0-87586-924-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword; Muslim Timeline of the Iberian Peninsula (710-1492); 1. Mantua Carpetana - Ancient Madrid; The Iberians; The Celts; The Legend of Prince Ocnus; 2. Matrice (Roman and Visigoth Madrid); Hispania; The Germanic Invasion; The Legend and Ballad of King Rodrigo; 3. Mayrit, 8th-9th Centuries; The Founder of al-Andalus; The Founder of Mayrit; The Almudena; 4. Mayrit, 10th -11th Centuries; The Arrabales; Notable Men; The Taifa Period; Virgen de la Almudena; 5. Magerit (Christian Madrid); The Christian Wall; The Mudéjars; The Morería; The Jewish Population; 6. Moorish Madrid TodayThe Muslim Wall The Walking Tour; Plazas of the Morería; Walking through the Morería; 7. Toledo Yesterday and Today; The Sites; Toletum (Roman and Visigoth Toledo); Tulaytulah (Moorish Toledo); The Gates; The Bridges; Marzipan; 8. Curious Facts about Madrid; 9. Etymology; 10. Closing; Bibliography; IndexAna Ruiz traces the Celt-Iberian, Roman, and Visigoth roots of the capital of Spain and explores Moorish Madrid of yesterday and today. She recounts intriguing legends and highlights curiosities and special sites in Madrid as well as Toledo. She explains place-names and terms, and the ample illustrations make this an unusual street-by-street guide for travel buffs and everyone who enjoys the kaleidoscopic culture of Spain.Madrid (Spain)HistoryMadrid (Spain)Description and travel946/.41Ruiz Ana1489201MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779177903321Medina Mayrit3824429UNINA