Download or read book The Diaries of Alessandro Da Veneto (the Second Diary) written by Robert Parrish and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Venice in the 12th century, Allesandro Da Veneto finds himself storming the gates of Constantinople with the Crusades only to be seriously wounded in the attack and left for dead. Or at least he should have been dead. This diary records Alessandro's departure from plague-ravaged Venice to Spain and Portugal at the time when Iberian provinces were moving toward nationhood.