{"id":6351,"date":"2017-11-30T10:03:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2017-11-30T10:03:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:03:45","slug":"camino-photo-of-the-day-two-thumbs-up-and-king-alfonso-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-two-thumbs-up-and-king-alfonso-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino Photo of the Day: Two Thumbs Up and King Alfonso VI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">A<\/span>t the Spanish Camino&#8217;s halfway point are monumental statues of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfonso_VI_of_Le%C3%B3n_and_Castile\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Alfonso VI<\/a> &#8220;El Bravo&#8221; of Le\u00f3n, Castille, and Galicia (1065 &#8211; 1109) and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernard_of_S%C3%A9dirac\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abbot Bernardo de S\u00e9dirac<\/a> of Sahag\u00fan<span id='easy-footnote-1-6351' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-two-thumbs-up-and-king-alfonso-vi\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-6351' title='Later Archbishop of Toledo and first primate of Spain.'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> (d. 1125). These two gentlemen can fairly be said to have unified northern Spain and created the Crown of Castille as the premiere economic, religious, and military power in Iberia. <\/p>\n<p>After resting a bit, Francine here gives the signal to move on. That&#8217;s the town of Sahag\u00fan on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-two-thumbs-up-and-king-alfonso-vi\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6352\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/26485493016_1903810a0d_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 18 April 2016<br \/>\nPlace: Entering Sahag\u00fan (Castilla y Le\u00f3n, Spain)<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s map:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-narrow-way\/el_camino_frances_17m\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6161\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-546x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-546x1024.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-80x150.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-768x1440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-533x999.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m-260x488.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/El_Camino_Frances_17m.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Spanish Camino&#8217;s halfway point are monumental statues of King Alfonso VI &#8220;El Bravo&#8221; of Le\u00f3n, Castille, and Galicia (1065 &#8211; 1109) and Abbot Bernardo de S\u00e9dirac of Sahag\u00fan (d. 1125). These two gentlemen can fairly be said to have unified northern Spain and created the Crown of Castille as the premiere economic, religious, and military power in Iberia. 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