Talk:Segovia

Walls

The date mentioned for the walls (built in the 10th century BC) seems very questionable. The castle was begun in the 11th century AD, according to UNESCO, and the first historical mention of the city was in 192 BC, according to worldheritagesite.org. 88.24.132.113 18:19, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Segovia's charm is timeless. From the Roman Aqueduct to the Alcazar Castle, Segovia's history and charm stand as a testament to the city's historic past. I had the pleasure of visiting this charming old city in 1991, while in the Air Force. I only spent a day there, but it was one of the most amazing days of my life. I am hoping to return this next spring, perhaps April or May of 2006. I would highly recommend seeing this place if you are in Central Spain and are looking for a place to visit.

External Link

I removed the links referring to Segovia as a province of Madrid this is confusing and completely wrong. Scribbleman your external link is linking to a website selling services. This is against Wikipedia's links policy. I replaced them by the official website of the tourism office of Segovia. (Bernardo2 (talk) 18:07, 1 January 2010 (UTC))

Hello Segovia Editors! I took the liberty to include a link to "No Sea in Segovia", figuring you might like to show - as a complement to your own article - how a foreigner presents Segovia. There are NO commercial interests behind my initiative. If you decide to remove my link, it would be nice of you to drop a few words on this Talk page. Scribbleman (talk) 10:30, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

External links policy on Advertising and conflicts of interest states You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, and in this case, you are Terje Raa^[1] . Unfortunately your conflict of interest editing involves contributing to Wikipedia in order to promote yourself and your articles. Such a conflict is strongly discouraged. Your contributions to wikipedia under Scribbleman consist entirely of promoting Terje Raa / bootsnall.com / travellady.com and is considered WP:Spam. Looking through your contributions as a whole, the all seem to be Terje Raa/bootsnall.com/travellady.com related only. Please do not continue adding links to your own websites to Wikipedia. It has become apparent that your account are only being used for spamming inappropriate external links and for self-promotion. Wikipedia is NOT a "repository of links" or a "vehicle for advertising" and persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted. Any further spamming may result in your account and/or your IP address being blocked from editing Wikipedia. Avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines. You're here to improve Wikipedia -- not just to promote yourself, right? --Hu12 13:32, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Aqueduct

The last time I visited Segovia there was a cast iron pipe in the old channel of the aqueduct, presumably used for water. Does anyone have any more info on the use of the aqueduct? Peterlewis (talk) 08:47, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

It's told, that Vera Cruz was founded by The Templars - they show up everywhere, when people do not know better. Please consult i.a. "Form und Ikonologie Spanischer Zentralbauten" by Heribert Sutter and learn more, before you just repeat old legends. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.57.196.106 (talk) 11:57, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

I see that the wrong information about Templars is still there. But the church was erected for Cannons of the Holy Sepulchre, (Caballeros (or cañones) del Templo del Sepulcro) which is something different, but was translated wrongly many years ago. My source is the above mentioned dissertation, which is the most cmprehensive dissertation I have seen on any subjet. Between 500-600 pages, and only about three churches in Spain, and about old myths telling wrong stories about the churches. Jan Eskildsen 87.57.199.161 (talk) 22:31, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

The capital of Castile and León in not Valladolid

It can be confusing, but the fact is that the autonomous community of Castile and León has not capital. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_de_Castilla_y_León — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tashuhka (talk • contribs) 16:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Segovia has nothing to do with Segobriga

Contrary to what is stated in the article, Segobriga was never an old name for Segovia (it refers to a different town). It's true that at some point this was thought to be true, but it's a theory that has long since been discarded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.53.180.186 (talk) 09:19, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

The English in this article is not very understandable

It looks like a direct translation from the Spanish version. Should I take it upon myself to correct grammatical mistakes in the text?217.126.37.233 (talk) 19:45, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Incomprehensible sentences

I've been rewrite some of the most incomprehensible parts of this article sentence by sentence, but I've run into several which I can't make head or tails of, so I'm removing them. If anyone can figure out what they mean and wants to rewrite them, go ahead.

• "One of the best examples of this cultural diversity is represented by the former synagogue, now the church of Corpus, and the Jewish cemetery located in "El Pinarillo" with its interpretation center in the most important Jewish palace of the Spanish aljamas, the chief accountant Meir Melamed, son-in-law and successor of Abraham Senior, chief rabbi of the Kingdom of Castile, Melamed after converting to Christianity under the name of Fernán Núñez Coronel, was alderman of the city and occupied important positions in the kingdom."
• This is the third largest cathedral in the city, and retains the cloister of the second, located opposite the castle and destroyed during the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1520."

It is unquestionably the largest cathedral in the city; I'm not sure what this is trying to say.

 Liam987(talk) 16:25, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

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