Spain 1999: the Extremadura

From biketrip.org

This web site describes my bicycling tour of the Extremadura region in central Spain during the summer of 1999. Actually, my travels took me into parts of Castilla and the Provencia of Avila but most of my time was spent in the Extremadura. I hope this report helps other cyclist plan and execute their own cycle trip to Spain, a small effort to repay the debt I owe to other online cycle journals that I have used. It turns out the Extremadura is a very interesting part of Spain for any American because the people in Extremadura have had such a profound impact on the history and development of America. For example, the two most famous (or infamous) conquistadors, Pizzaro and Cortez, both hail from the Extremadura. Many other people from Extremadura joined them in the conquest of central and south America by the Spanish.