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The Scots Spaniards

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In the most noble city of Madrid, being in residence there the Court and Councils of His Majesty, on the tenth day of the month of May of the year 1627, before me there presented themselves Colonel
William Semple, Scottish knight and Gentil-hombre de la Boca of His
Majesty, and Dona Maria de Ledesma, his wife, citizens of this locality of Madrid ... determined to found and endow a Seminary or College for Scottish Seculars.
The Colegto Real de Escoceses still exists today in the Casrillan City of Valladolld. training young men for the priesthood In Scotland.
Billy Kay visits
Valladolldtorecordthe impressions of contemporary Scots
Spaniards and compares them with those of characters from the College's past.
Reader JOHN SHEDDEN Producer BILLYKAY BBC Scotland

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