Category: Travel Writing
Gibraltar--Forbidden Ground--Derivation of the Name--Curious Provisions of the Treaty of Utrecht--Extraction of Saints without a Miracle--Demoniacal Possessions--Beauty of the Scenery--Agremens of the Garrison--Its Importance to Great Britain, but Impolicy of making it a Free...
CORDOBA--BRIDGE OVER THE GUADALQUIVIR--MILLS--QUAY--SPANISH PROJECTS--FOUNDATION OF THE CITY--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WESTERN CALIPHAT--CAPTURE OF CORDOBA BY SAN FERNANDO--THE MEZQ...
27. CHAPTER XIII."_La murmuracion, como Hija natural del odio y de la enbidia, siempre anda procurando como manchar y escurecer las vidas y virtudes agenas. Y assi en la gente de condicion vil y...
26. CHAPTER XII.GRANADA CONTINUED--THE ZACATIN--MARKET PLACE--BAZAAR--POPULATION--THE GRANADINOS--THEIR PREDILECTION FOR THE FRENCH COSTUME--LOVE OF MASKED BALLS--MADAME MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA'S T...
29. CHAPTER XV.That the French might be sure to see their comrades, we drove all the inhabitants before us out of the place; a matter of no great difficulty, since _Santa Fé_, though dignified...
28. CHAPTER XIV.I fell senseless on the mangled corpse of my beloved Fernando. How long I remained in this state I know not, but I was aroused by the jeers of some French soldiers, who, tearing...
20. CHAPTER VI.RONDA FAIR--SPANISH PEASANTRY--VARIOUS COSTUMES--JOCKEYS AND HORSES--LOVELY VIEW FROM THE NEW ALAMEDA--BULL FIGHTS--DEFENCE OF THE SPANISH LADIES--MANNER OF DRIVING THE BULLS IN...
21. CHAPTER VII.You must know, Don Carlos, commenced the worthy Padre, "_con voz reposada y clara_"[101]--You must know, that the bridge you have just visited has usurped the name it bears, whi...
25. CHAPTER XI.THE ALHAMBRA AND GENERALIFE--OTHER RELIQUES OF THE MOORS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CITY--THE CATHEDRAL OF GRANADA--CHAPEL OF THE CATHOLIC KINGS--ANTIQUITY OF THE CHURCH OF ELIBERI--T...
17. CHAPTER III.COUNTRY IN THE VICINITY OF SAN ROQUE--RUINS OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF CARTEIA--FIELD OF BATTLE OF ALPHONSO THE ELEVENTH--JOURNEY TO RONDA--FOREST OF ALMORAIMA--MOUTH OF THE LIONS--...
24. CHAPTER X.CHOICE OF ROUTES BETWEEN MALAGA AND GRANADA--ROAD TO VELEZ MALAGA--OBSERVATIONS ON THAT TOWN--CONTINUATION OF JOURNEY TO GRANADA--FERTILE VALLEY OF THE RIVER VELEZ--VENTA OF ALC...
22. CHAPTER VIII.DEPARTURE FOR MALAGA--SCENERY ON AND DANGERS OF THE ROAD TO EL BURGO--FINE VIEW FROM CASARABONELA--AN INDEPENDENT INNKEEPER--A SPANISH BATTLE, ATTENDED WITH MORE DECISIVE RESULT...
19. CHAPTER V.THE BASIN OF RONDA--SOURCES OF THE RIVER GUADIARO--REMARKABLE CHASM THROUGH WHICH IT FLOWS--CITY OF RONDA--DATE OF ITS FOUNDATION--FORMER NAMES--GENERAL DESCRIPTION--CASTLE--BRI...
15. CHAPTER I.GIBRALTAR--FORBIDDEN GROUND--DERIVATION OF THE NAME--CURIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY OF UTRECHT--EXTRACTION OF SAINTS WITHOUT A MIRACLE--DEMONIACAL POSSESSIONS--BEAUTY OF THE S...
23. CHAPTER IX.UNPREPOSSESSING APPEARANCE OF MALAGA--DREAD OF YELLOW FEVER--THE ALAMEDA--DERIVATION OF THE CITY'S NAME, AND SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY--THE GIBRALFARO AND ALCAZABA--CATHEDRAL--CIGAR...
14. VOLUME II.Spain! region of romance! of snow-capped mountains, dark forests, and crystal streams!--Land of the olive and the vine--the perfumed orange and bright pomegranate!--Country of p...
16. CHAPTER II.SAN ROQUE--SINGULAR TITLE OF "THE CITY AUTHORITIES"--SITUATION--CLIMATE--THE LATE SIR GEORGE DON, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR--ANECDOTE ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE CHARACTER OF THE...
18. CHAPTER IV.JOURNEY TO RONDA CONTINUED--A WORD ON THE PASSPORT AND BILL OF HEALTH NUISANCES, AND SPANISH CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICERS--ROMANTIC SCENERY--SPLENDID VIEW--BENADALID--ATAJATE--FIRST VI...
30. CHAPTER XVI.Every thing, thus far, had succeeded to the utmost of my wishes. I had now but to frame an excuse to Beltran for my unexpected visit to his quarters, and for my delay in reachin...
9. CHAPTER X.Choice of Routes between Malaga and Granada--Road to Velez--Malaga--Observations on that Town--Continuation of Journey to Granada--Fertile Valley of the River Velez--Venta of Al...
11. CHAPTER XII.Granada continued--The Zacatin--Market Place--Bazaar--Population--The Granadinos-Their Predilection for the French Costume--Love of Masked Balls--Madame Martinez de la Rosa's Te...
13. VOLUME I.Page 27, line 20, for _far more_, read _few_. Page 151, line 18, for _lightly_, read _slightly_. Page 161, line 30, for _Aguagils_, read _Aguazils_. Page 190, line 28, for _Higa...
12. CHAPTER XVII.Cordoba--Bridge over the Guadalquivir--Mills--Quay--Spanish Projects--Foundation of the City--Establishment of the Western Caliphat--Capture of Cordoba by San Fernando--The Mezq...
1. CHAPTER I.Gibraltar--Forbidden Ground--Derivation of the Name--Curious Provisions of the Treaty of Utrecht--Extraction of Saints without a Miracle--Demoniacal Possessions--Beauty of the S...
5. CHAPTER V.The Basin of Ronda--Sources of the River Guadiara--Remarkable Chasm through which it flows--City of Ronda--Date of its Foundation--Former Names--General Description--Castle--Bri...
4. CHAPTER IV.Journey to Ronda Continued--A Word on the Passport and Bill of Health Nuisances, and Spanish Custom-House Officers--Romantic Scenery--Splendid View--Benadalid--Atajate--First Vi...
2. CHAPTER II.San Roque--Singular Title of "the City Authorities"--Situation--Climate--The late Sir George Don, Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar--Anecdote Illustrative of the Character of the...
6. CHAPTER VI.Ronda Fair--Spanish Peasantry--Various Costumes--Jockeys and Horses--Lovely view from the New Alameda--Bull Fights--Defence of the Spanish Ladies--Manner of Driving the Bulls in...
3. CHAPTER III.Country in the Vicinity of San Roque--Ruins of the Ancient City of Carteia--Field of Battle of Alphonso the Eleventh--Journey to Ronda--Forest of Almoraima--Mouth of the Lions--...
10. CHAPTER XI.The Alhambra and Generalife--Other Reliques of the Moors contained within the City--The Cathedral of Granada--Chapel of the Catholic Kings--Antiquity of the Church of Eliberi--T...
7. CHAPTER VIII.Departure for Malaga--Scenery on and Dangers of the Road to El Burgo--Fine View from Casarabonela--An Independent Innkeeper--A Spanish Battle, attended with more Decisive Result...
8. CHAPTER IX.Unprepossessing Appearance of Malaga--Dread of Yellow Fever--The Alameda--Derivation of the City's Name, and Sketch of its History--The Gibralfaro and Alcazaba--Cathedral--Cigar...