Burgos

[ boor-gaws ]

/ ˈbur gɔs /

a city in N Spain: Gothic cathedral.

Example sentences from the Web for burgos

This 13th-century fresco of a lion was painted near Burgos in Spain, probably by an itinerant English artist from Winchester.

Caught by the Tale at the Cloisters |Blake Gopnik |March 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
[Taylor] met his future wife in Burgos at supper one night, and that was it!

Sheen Family's Epic Journey |Marlow Stern |October 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It was in riding out from Burgos to welcome them that Juans horse fell and caused his death.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 |Henry Charles Lea
Ryan had already heard how the road between Valladolid and Burgos had been interrupted, and several convoys cut off and captured.

Under Wellington's Command |G. A. Henty

This was on the 20th of July, and nine days afterwards Joseph retreated to Burgos with the crown jewels.

English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. |Graham Everitt
It had happened in Burgos, in April of 1938, during a review of the 12th Division of the fascist army.

The Five Arrows |Allan Chase
Burgos, its capital, was a magnificent city; and then also arose that masterpiece of Christian architecture, its famous Cathedral.

Count Alarcos |Benjamin Disraeli

Burgos

/ (ˈbɜːɡɒs) /

a city in N Spain, in Old Castile: cathedral. Pop: 169 317 (2003 est)