La utopía del regreso

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El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

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En el siglo XVIII la masonería se proclamó heredera del Temple y no de la Orden de Malta pese a que ésta encajaba mejor en el perfil buscado por la masonería. En efecto, la Orden del Hospital fue fundada décadas antes que la Orden del Temple. Los cruzados que fundaron el Temple estaban previamente al servicio de la Orden del Hospital y se alojaban en sus dependencias. Fue la propia Orden del Hospital la que les cedió rentas para que se financiaran y diseñó su pendón. Por decisión pontificia, en 1312 los bienes y el Tesoro-Archivo del Temple pasaron a la Orden del Hospital. Incluso,...