Estremadura

[ es-tre-mah-thoo-rah ]

/ ˌɛs trɛ mɑˈðu rɑ /

a region in W Spain, formerly a province.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Much or little, however, each of those successive conquerors found some use for Estremadura.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
Obviously the Romans thought highly of Estremadura and meant to run it for all it was worth.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
Balboa was born in the province of Estremadura, Spain, in 1475.
The Spanish Pioneers|Charles F. Lummis
In February 1557 he was installed in the home which he had chosen at Yuste in Estremadura.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various

He was taken in Estremadura, where he joined a party of brigands.
Tales Of The Trains|Charles James Lever