Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1

28 image Saturday 8th. JQA

1780-01-08

Saturday 8th. Adams, John Quincy
Saturday 8th.

Fine weather. We came through several villages. We have come seven leagues to day. At about 6 o clock we arrived at a little village called Parades Paredes de Naba. Very bad accomodations to night.

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.

Monday 10th. JQA

1780-01-10

Monday 10th. Adams, John Quincy
Monday 10th.

This morning at 7 o clock we set away from Torre quemada. Just after we set away we went over a Bridge with 25 Arches to it and at about ten o clock we went over another with 18 Arches to it. We dined at a little village the name of which it is not necessary to mention and at about half after five arrived at Sellada el Camino where we shall lodge to night. It is 8 leagues from Torre quemada.

Tuesday 11th. JQA

1780-01-11

Tuesday 11th. Adams, John Quincy
Tuesday 11th.

This morning at 7 ½ we set away from Sellada el Cameno. At about 10 o clock it began to snow and snow'd about a Quarter of an Hour. At about 12 o clock we arrived at Burgos which is a City about as big as Corunna. We shall lodge here to night. We have come 4 Leagues to day. I said that at Astorga we should determine the routs, we did determine not to go to Madrid but we shall determine at this place whether to go to Bilboa or directly to Bayonne.

This afternoon we all went to the Cathedral which is larger Than Those at Astorga and Leon (tho' not so Magnificent). It was supported by, four of the largest pillars That I ever saw in my life. There are no less than 33 religious Houses in the place. Their orders are these.

Conbentos de Fraires
Franciscos 1
La Trinidad 1
Benitos 1
Augustinos 2
Dominicos 1
Mercenarios 1
29
Carmelitos 1
8
Parroquias 15
Cathedral y St. Yago de la Capilla 2
St. Nicholas 1
Sn. Roman 1
La Blanca 1
Bejaria 1
St. Martin 1
St. Pedro 1
St. Cosmos 1
St. Lesmes 1
St. Esteban 1
St. Gil 1
Combentos de Monjas
Sta. Dorotea Agustinos 1
Sta. Franciscas 2
Carmelitas 1
Agustinas 1
Trinitarias 1
Bernardos Bernardas 2
Benitas 1
Catatrabas 1
St. il de fouso Fonso 1
Total
De Monjas 10
Frailes 8
Paroquias 15
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This enumeration includes several discrepancies. JQA lists eleven instead of the fifteen parishes mentioned by the Adamses' informant, their guide, and the number of nunneries recorded was actually eleven rather than ten (JA, Diary and Autobiography , 2:427–428).