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Old Spanish

American  

noun

  1. the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. OSp


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Others visit as part of occasional special events, such as a flamenco dance presentation that took place on the grounds last month during Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

In October 1849, members of trail leader Jefferson Hunt’s Mojave San Joaquin Company wagon train grew impatient with Hunt’s pace and his preferred route, known as the Old Spanish Trail.

From National Geographic • Jul. 25, 2023

“You can see some of the old dwellings, and parts of the Old Spanish Trail are accessible now. It’s an opportunity, but it just depends on the person’s frame of mind.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

He started out at the Old Spanish Cemetery near what is now the Windward ferry landing, and his remains were later moved to a point in the bay called North Toro Cay.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021

Old Spanish history was ransacked for information from the voyages of Cortez in the Gulf of California to the latest dates, and maps of the country were in great demand.

From Building a State in Apache Land by Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille)

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