The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World
CHAPTER XII. SPAIN.
Resemblance between Spanish and Roman Laws on Prostitution.-- Code of Alphonse IX.--Result of Draconian Legislation.-- Ruffiani.--Court Morals.--Brothels.--Valencia.--Laws for the Regulation of Vice.--Concubines legally recognized.-- Syphilis.--Cortejo.--Reformatory Institutions at Barcelona.-- Prostitution in Spain at the Present Day.--Madrid Foundling Hospital. 168