Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1 Previous document in volume Saturday 8th. Next document in volume Monday 10th. Sunday 9th. JQA 1780-01-09 Sunday 9th. Adams, John Quincy Sunday 9th. Cloudy weather. We din'd at Palentia Palencia which is a city as Large as Corunna. At about 7 oclock P.M. we arrived at Torre quemada Torquemada which is 7 Leagues from Parades de naba.