which was then a province of the Iberian Empire. The lush gardens, full of palm trees, bougainvillea and aloe vera, create a beautiful contrast with the sober Franciscan architecture. Founded in ...

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Determined to bend the Spanish people to his will, he had decided to make Spain a part of his empire. He imagined ... Napoleon considered the Iberian Peninsula another world — with people ...

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Iberian ham, or jamón Ibérico, is one of the most expensive meats in the world. A leg of it can cost as much as $4,500. But what is it about this cured meat that makes it cost so much?