Madrid, Aug 14, 2026 (AFP) - Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

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Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there. The blaze broke out earlier this week and on Thursday bore down on two monasteries of San Juan de la Pena, a symbol of the Aragon region, perched in mountainous, rugged terrain. The oldest monastery, linked by legend to the Holy Grail, has origins in the 10th cen......

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