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Seville History Seville’s history is intimately linked to that of the river Guadalquivir because from its most remote past the city has been both a river port and bridge between the Atlantic Ocean and the hinterland of Andalusia, nor should we forget that Seville has always been the crossroads between the North- East and West of the Iberian Peninsula. Even as far back as the beginnings of the first milenium B.

The original Seville was born where the river became no longer navigable for seagoing ships. Archaeological excavations undertaken in La Cuesta del Rosario confirm that the first permanent settlements date back to the 9th century.

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SHARE While I was traveling around the Iberian Peninsula last year, Spain was receiving some bad press back on the other side of the Atlantic — as an object lesson in how not to do things. But I did spend some time walking around the streets of Salamanca, Sevilla, and Barcelona, and much of that time involved discussions about culture and evolution with several Spanish psychologists, so I learned something about the differences and the similarities between Spanish and American societies.

The other night I was wandering around the streets of Alicante a medium-sized town on the Mediterranean coast south of Valencia. It was approaching 9 p. I enclose two pictures I took in the same square in Salamanca, once in the afternoon, then again at night notice there are lots of people at both times. Salamanca square by day Salamanca square by night This is related to another salient difference: As I understand it, Spaniards take a two-hour lunch that may begin at 2 or 3 in the afternoon, or later.

That lunch may well be accompanied by a glass of cerveza or vino, and that may be followed by a short nap. Spaniards then head back to work during the hours when most Americans are packing up to head home for dinner. Dinner in Spain starts at 9 P. All that seems very unnatural to me!