Statistical and Geographical Survey of Spain and Portugal

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ... derable. It is situated on a mountain, and near it are delightful plantations of dates, olives, oranges, and other fruit-trees. Luceria, a small city, 32 miles south-east of Cordova, lies in a country abounding with corn, wine, and oil. In lite District of Jaen, in Andalusia. Martos is a little town with a fortress, seated on a rock, about eight miles south-west of the. town, of Jaen. It belongs to the order of Calatrava. Alcaudete is likewise a little town defended by a castle. It lies in a very mountainous country, 18. iniles south-west of Jaen. Baylen, a place of recent celebrity, lies about 16 miles north-west of Andujar. In the Province of Valencia Villa Hermosa is a little town near die river Milas, 30 miles east of Pennisacola. In the Province of Catalonia. Pbadas is a small town near the river Ter. Caldas De Monbuy, is a celebrated hot-spring_ near Barcelona. Its water is so hot, that the inhabitants boil eggs and greens in it.. Torrella Del Mongri is a little sea-port at the foot of the Pyrenees, at the mouth of a little 16 StJ-LfiM KT TO SPMVt. river, 55 miles south by east of Perpignan, vH France, 16 mites east of Gironna. Castel-folit is a fortified town, standing on ttie top of an almost inaccessible mountain, about 16 miles north-west of Gironna. In the Province of Arragon. Moncon is a fortified town, with a handsome palace, 10 miles south by east of Balpastro. The Figures refer to the Pages of the Wort. Abrantes-143 Adaja, river 37 Adrian, mountain pi Agreda-158 Agriculture of Spain-8 of Portugal 104 Aiso, river-142 Albufeira-J 55 Alcagar do Sol 145 Alcaraz- 157 Alcaudete-161 Alcobasa-141 Alcontin-156 Aldea Galega-144 Allenquer-140 Alentejo, province 145 Algarve, province 152 Algezur-153 Albandra-139 Almada-144 Almeida-131 Almod...