[Gocamino] [Santiago_Bicicleta] 1951 Camino de Santiago

[Patrick Van Breusegem]

Grant,

Léon Degrelle was a Belgian politician who collaborated with the Germans
during the second world war. He joined the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS, made
it to Standartenführer and received the Ritterkreuz from Hitler's hands.
Belgium convicted him of treason and condemned him to death.
He found asylum in Spain and - due to active support by Franco - was never
extradited to Belgium and eventually got the spanish nationality. He was
also a negationist.

With kind regards,

Patrick

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:Santiago_Bicicleta at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Spangler
Sent: maandag 10 november 2008 16:26
To: †GoCamino OakApple; †Yahoo Saint James; †Yahoo Santiago Bicicleta
Subject: [Santiago_Bicicleta] 1951 Camino de Santiago


In my wanderings, I happened upon a really interesting trip log. In the
summer of 1951, Leon Degrelle made a solo passage from the Col de Ibañeta
(just above Roncesvalles) to Santiago. You’ll see things through the eyes of
a Spaniard walking the path we’ve walked, but without the modern
accoutrements, camaraderie and crowds. Albergues? Quizás no. The Spanish
Civil War was just a dozen years past; the country was very different
politically, economically and culturally. The architecture was all the same
but the Way had fallen asleep, to be rudely awakened in en el siglo XXI.
 
http://elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Leon_Degrelle_-_Mi_Camino_De_Santiago.pdf

 
Buen Camino,

Grant
 
Grant Spangler
GASpangler at hotmail.com
http://groups.msn.com/ElCaminoSantiago
http://community.webshots.com/user/ElCaminoSantiago

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