CHAPTER VII
ABOUT MANY THINGS The Real Spirit of Spain—The Spiritual Instinct of the 232–252 Race—The Escorial—Spanish Beggars—The Spaniard belongs to the Past, but also to the Future INDEX 253–254
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE Women at the Al-Mida Fountain in the Patio de los _Frontispiece_ Naranjos, Cordova A Peasant of Andalusia 12 A Busy Street leading to the Market, Valencia 14 The Puerta Visagra Antigua, Toledo 20 Pastimes of the Gitanos in the Camino del Sacre 26 Monte, Granada Walls and Towers of the Alhambra on the Bank of 33 the Darro, Granada A Glimpse of Granada from the Walls of the 36 Generalife, the Summer Palace of the Moors A Group of Dancers at the _Feria_, Seville 43 The Old Town of Ronda 46 The Falls of the Guadalevin, the Great Gorge, and 50 the New Bridge, Ronda Spanish Dancers, Seville 54 The Cave of the Doves 60 The Limestone Quarries, Almeria 64 A Gipsy House at Coria 68 Interior of the Same House 74 A Village _Pasos_ 80 A Rope and Matting Factory, Seville 84 Sacristy of the Convent of the Cartuja, Granada 88 Bridge of Alcantara and the Alcázar, Toledo 94 A Street in Cordova 100 Puerta del Perdon 107 The Queen’s Chamber, Alhambra 110 Court of Lions, Alhambra 116 A Group of Workers in a _Patio_ 120 “Las Planchadoras” 129 The Throne-Room, Royal Palace, Madrid 133 The Rastro Market, Madrid 134 Mounting Guard in the Plaza de Armas 143 Children at Play 147 A Bridge and Country Homes 154 The Village _Posada_ 158 A Medieval Ox-Cart 164 Harvesting Wheat 168 An Orange-Picker 172 Pottery Vendors 178 A Basque Peasant-Girl driving an Ox-Cart 184 Sherry a Half-Century Old 191 Ruins of an Old Aqueduct 194 Beaching Fishing-Boats 198 Choir-Stalls in the Mosque, Cordova 207 Burgos Cathedral 210 Residence of the Mexican Minister, Madrid 214 The Old Aqueduct of Trajan 218 Main Gallery in the Museo del Prado 222 The Cross by the Wayside 226 Town and Monastery of the Escorial 234 Puerta Judiciana, or Gate of Justice 238 Municipal Plaza and Cathedral, Toledo 242 The Valley of the Guadelevin River 246 Flamenco Dance of a Gitana, Seville 249
[Picture: A Peasant of Andalusia]
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