To such a pass had the disastrous policy of the Escurial brought this fair province of the Spanish Empire!
Ximenes had established the library of Alcala; and that of Salamanca is likewise more ancient than this of the Escurial.
King Philip the Second was playing at chess in the palace of the Escurial.
The late queen and her father, when they came to the Escurial, used to hear mass at midnight in this tomb.
The collection of first-rate pictures at the Escurial is immense; and the walls may be said to be covered with them.
