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Brief Description
Built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of St Lawrence, the Escurial Monastery stands in an exceptionally beautiful site in Castile. Its austere architecture, a break with previous styles, had a considerable influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. It was the retreat of a mystic king and became, in the last years of Philip II's reign, the centre of the greatest political power of the time.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Province and Autonomous Community of Madrid
N40 34 54.3 W4 7 35.1
Date of Inscription: 1984
Criteria: (i)(ii)(vi)
Property : 94 ha
Ref: 318Source: http://whc.unesco.org
| Fecha de Emisión | 19/10/2012 |
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| Estampación | Offset |
| Papel | Estucado, engomado, fosforescente |
| Dentado | 13 ¾ |
| Tamaño del sello | 33,2 x 49,8 mm (verticales) |
| Valor facial de los sellos | 0,85 € |
| Efectos en pliego | 25 efectos de cada motivo (25 x 2 = 50 sellos) |
| Tirada | 300.000 de cada motivo |
Spain and Romania issue a joint series dedicated to a common animal species endemic of their own geographic areas. The stamps depict the Spanish Ibex and the Red Deer of the Carpathians.
The Spanish Ibex or Capra Pyrenaica is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. It lives in forests and shrubs of high and medium height across the mountains of Sierra Nevada, Gredos, Cazorla, Guadarrama, Sierra de Cuenca and in some areas of Catalonia in altitudes ranging from 500 to 2,500 meters. The male has large, unbranched horns that can be three times bigger than the females’ and curve back over their heads. Males can also double the females’ weight and have a goatee under the jaw. Their coat is generally shades of brown and grey in the back and white at the underbelly. They have the smell and hearing senses well developed and their hooves can climb on rocks and jump almost vertical walls. They group in separate herds of males or females and offspring. Although it is a sedentary species it can make long trips during the winter season for improved shelter. During the rut, between November and January, the males fight aggressively rising on their hind legs and clashing their horns to win their right to mate with the females.
In the late 19th century it became an endangered species and in 1905 King Alfonso XIII founded the Royal Hunting Lodge of the Sierra de Gredos to limit hunting in the area. In 1950 reserve zones were created at the risk of extinction.
Source: http://www.correos.es
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