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4 unusual facts about Spanish real


Fabrizio Castello

It has documented that in March 1576 Granello, painter to the king, increased the salary of his half-brother, who worked as his assistant; an obligation which was released in October 1577, when upon reaching the maturity began to appear in the factory books from the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial independently, with a salary of 5 reales day.

Illán de Vacas

In the mid 19th century, it had 22 houses and the municipal budget rose to 2,200 reales, of which 800 reales were used to pay the secretary.

Luis Cárdenas Saavedra

The Cabildo approved his request and named a commission headed by the mayor Alonso Díaz Moreno and alderman Lorenzo Martínez, who gahtered 50 ducats of 8 Spanish reals to pay Saavedra's salary for a year.

Marinaleda, Spain

There is evidence that, in 1751, there were 60 houses lived in by landless labourers, who earned two reals for a full day's work.



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Admiralty Arch

In October 2012, the winning bidder was reported to be Spanish real estate developer Rafael Serrano, who planned to turn the property into a luxury hotel.