From: mshaw@panix.com   
      
   Nan Elizabeth Jorgensen  wrote:   
   > What the heck!?? Taking a class at Berkeley on Spain and Portugal up to the   
   17th C. Where the  h do these    
   > "Surely II.V" and such come from?  Even from the explanation of the   
   differences between Spain and Portugal's numbers, I mean––where?    
      
   > It was SPAIN'S Philip III   for god/goddess's sake, folks. He died in 1621,   
   an untimely 43 years old, which considering his long reigning  father and   
   grandfather Charles ( Carlos) V was a bit of a shock.    
   > You're damn lucky you didn't have to keep track of the Alfonsos (   
   Afonsos)!!!!   
   >  Peace out ~~~~NJ   
      
      
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   Mark Shaw                                        moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm   
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