The "Spanish Road" was a military supply/trade route used from 1567–1620, which stretched from Northern Italy to the Low Countries. It crossed through relatively neutral territory, and was therefore Europe's most preferred military route. In the days of its use it was known in French as "le chemin des Espagnols".
Soldiers were able to march the 1,000km (620mi) from Milan to Flanders an average of 23km (14mi) a day. Sea transport was much faster, able to cover about 200 kilometers (120mi) a day, but was highly exposed to storms and enemy attacks. For large groups, overland communication was more reliable, allowing the Spanish to send over 123,000 men compared to only 17,600 by sea, between 1567 and 1620.
Necessity
The conflict between the Spanish King Philip II and the Dutch rebels in the Spanish-ruled Habsburg Netherlands, culminating in the Eighty Years' War, symbolized the prominent European power struggle of the 16th century between Catholics and Protestants. In 1550, the wars had stretched Spain's finances thin. 1566 was known as the "Year of Hunger" or "Year of Wonders". When social, political and religious unrest culminated in the Compromise of Nobles and the Beeldenstorm, apparently endangering the government of Philip's Regent in Brussels, Margaret of Parma, Spanish troops under the Duke of Alba were dispatched to restore order and punish the perceived insurrectionists. Those troops could at the time not be transported by sea and Philip was therefore forced to find a route to move troops from his garrisons in Spanish Italy overland to his Netherlands domains, crossing neutral territory. The Spanish Road was surveyed and mapped out in 1566, and Alba used it in July 1567.
As I came down through Dublin City, at the hour of twelve at night, Who should I spy, but a Spanish Lady Washing her feet by the candlelight First she washed them,then she dried them Over a fire of amber coals In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet about the soul Chorus Whack for the Too Rye Ooh Ray Lady, whack for the Too Rye Ooh Rye Aye As I came back through Dublin City at the hour of Half past Eight, Who should I spy but the Spanish Lady, brushing her hair in the broad daylight First she brushed it , then she tossed it On her lap was a silver comb In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so fair since I did roam. Chorus As I returned to Dublin City, as the sun began to set Who should I spy but a Spanish lady Catching a moth, in a golden net. First she saw me, then she fled me Lifted her petticoats o'er her knee In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so fair as the Spanish Lady Chorus Ive wandered North, and I have wonder South Through Stoney Barter and Patricks Close Up and around, by the Gloucester Diamond And back by Napper Tandys' house Auld age has laid her hands on me Cold as a fire of ashy coals.... But, there is the love of me Spanish Lady, a maid so sweet about the soul
Jay Valdes, a retired Nassau County police officer, then a young cop working out of the Sixth Precinct in Manhasset, was called to the scene because he was the only officer at the precinct who spoke Spanish.
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