Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1 Previous document in volume Saturday 8th. Next document in volume Monday 10th. Sunday 9th. JQA Sunday 9th. Adams, John Quincy Sunday 9th. Cloudy weather. We din'd at Palentia Palencia which is a city as Large as Corunna. At about 7 oclock P.M. we arrived at Torre quemada Torquemada which is 7 Leagues from Parades de naba.