CHAPTER V.

Society of Seville--Spanish Women--Faults of Education--Evils of Early Marriages, and Marriages de Convenance--Environs of Seville--Triana--San Juan De Alfarache Santi Ponce--Ruins of Italica--Italica not so ancient a City as Hispalis--Young Pigs and the Muses--Departure from Seville--The Marques De Las Amarillas--Weakness, Deceit, and Injustice of the Late King of Spain--Alcala De Guadiara--Utrera--Observations on the Strategical Importance of this Town--Moron--Military operations of Riego--Apathy of the Serranos during the Civil War--Olbera--Remarks on the Itinerary of Antoninus 123