CHAPTER IV.

Choice of Roads to Seville--By Lebrija--Mirage--The Marisma--Post Road--Cross Road by Los Cabezas and Los Palacios--Difficulty of Reconciling any of these Routes with that of the Roman Itinerary--Seville--General Description of the City--The Alameda--Display of Carriages--Elevation of the Host--Public Buildings--The Cathedral--Lonja--American Archives--Alcazar--Casa Pilata--Royal Snuff Manufactory--Cannon Foundry--Capuchin Convent--Murillo--Theatre of Seville--Observations on the State of the National Drama--Moratin--The Bolero--Spanish Dancing--The Spaniards not a Musical People 90