A Corner of Spain

• Alfonso XII., 59
• Alps, The, compared with Galician Hills, 27
• Ambrose, The R.M.S., 51
• Animals, Wild, in Galicia, 27
• Antony, The R.M.S., 37
• Arcos, Balanced stone of, 148
• Argentina and Gallegans, 18
• Armada, The Spanish, and Corunna, 14, 25
• Arosa Bay, 15, 167
• Art, Works of, in Galicia, 43

• Bayona, 118
• Betanzos, 26, 116, 130
• Booth Steamship Co., Ltd., The, 47, 91, 117, 130
• Borrow and Vigo, 67
  • his remarks on robbers, 105
  • his advice with regard to Spanish, 107
  • his description of Ferrol, 112
• Bouillabaisse, 36
• Breakfast in Galicia, 35

• Caaveiro, Valley of, 116
• Caballero, The, 33, 38, 53, 136
• Caldas, 169
• Caldo Gallego, 36
• Cambados, 174
• Cangas, The fishing-town of, 61
  • ghastly festival at, 62
• Castillo del Castro, 55
• Castle Mos, 59
• Cattle markets, 41
• Censer, The Giant, 84
• Cies Islands, The, 51, 57, 67
• Civil Guard, The, 32, 105
• Clavijo, The battle of, 26
• Climate, 9
• Clubs in Galicia, 47
• Columbus and Galicia, 13, 25, 172
• Commercial travellers, 136
• Convent, A, 168
• Cortegada, 15, 168
• Corunna, Fishwives of, 32
  • Corunna, Modern, 182
  • Moore's retreat to, 184
  • privations during the retreat, 184
  • battle of, 191
  • losses during the retreat, 194
• Cottages of Galicia, 41
• Cuntis, 169
• Cycling, 138

• Danish butter, Use of, in Galicia, 38
• Déjeuner in Galicia, 36
• Diligence, The, 127
• Drake and Galicia, 79, 96
• Dwarfs, Dance of, 90

• Elviña, 183, 191
• Emigration from Galicia, 7, 65

• Ferrol, description of, 112
  • British enterprise at, 114
• Finisterre, Battles off, 111
• Fish and vegetable markets, 53
• Flowers in Galicia, 9
• Ford, Richard, 26
• Frontier, The, 120
• Funeral, A Russian sailor's, 64
  • a peasant's, 163

• Galicia an historic ground for Englishmen, 13
  • the progress of, 15
  • hotel accommodation in, 20
  • the coast-line of, 25
  • floods in, 27
  • security of travel in, 33
  • chambermaids and waiters of, 34
• Gallegans, The, 6
  • shyness of, 17
  • character of, 18
  • their martial valour, 19
  • their alleged stupidity, 19
  • food and drink of the, 29
  • Gallegans and Portuguese farming, 16
• Gate of Glory, The, 81
• Giants, Dance of, 90
• Gold, Annual gift of, by King of Spain, 89
• Golf-links, 177

• Hair, strange mode of dressing the, 160

• Inns of Galicia, 103
• Ireland, Galicia compared with, 18

• Junta of Galicia, The, 184

• King's Royal Rifle Corps, The, 184

• Lager beer, Spanish, 37
• La Toja, The Island of, 15, 174
  • the Grand Hotel at, 16, 175
  • the mud and springs of, 176
• Lerez, The River, 173
• Londonderry, Lord, and Corunna, 189, 190
• Los Dominicos, Convent of, 122

• Madrid, The rising in, 185
• Maize, drying of, 30
  • maize-bread, 8, 29
  • maize-barns, 30
• Marin, 162
• Mass, High, celebration of, 84
• Miño, The River, 1, 4, 5, 27
  • the bridge over the, 120
• Miradores at Corunna, The, 182
• Mondariz, the hotel at, 16, 145
  • the waters of, 144
  • new pump-room at, 147
• Moore, Sir John, death of, 192
  • burial of, 193
• Moors, The, and Galicia, 26
• Motor-cars, 133

• Night-Watchmen, The, 31

• Orense, 123

• Pardo Bazan, The Countess of, 17
• Phœnicians, The, and Galicia, 26
• Photography, 44
• Pigeon-cots, 30
• Pigs in Galicia, 40
• Pilgrims and Freebooters, 11
• Policemen of Galicia, The, 32, 33
• Ponies, 129
• Pontevedra, 12, 13
  • the sereno of, 31
  • the people of, 172
• Porriño, 104
• Press of Galicia, The, 66
• Puenteareas, 66
• Puentedeume, 116
• Pulteney's expedition, 114

• Railways in Galicia, 129
• Ramallosa, 118
• Rande, The Strait of, 58
• Redondela, Bridges at, 65
• Ribadavia, 122
• Roleia, The Battle of, 184
• Romans, The, and Galicia, 26
  • Roman ploughs, 53
  • Roman remains, 168
• Rosary, The Festival of Our Lady of the, 86

• Saint James and El Padron, 10, 171
  • killed by Herod, 71
  • his staff, 84
  • and military stronghold, 113
• Salvatierra, 122
• San Benito, The village of, 101
• San Domingo, The Convent of, at Pontevedra, 172
• San Simon, The Island of, 56
• Santiago, The road of, 10
  • the streets of, 12
  • scallop-shells at, 12, 95
  • founding of, 71
  • pilgrims to, 72, 91
  • the bells of, 73, 90
  • history of, 74
  • students at, 75
  • the Cathedral of, 76
  • the treasury, 77
  • St. James's figure, 79
  • the compostela, 80
  • the sepulchre of St. James, 81
  • the Gate of Glory, 81
  • the giant censer, 84
  • the Church of San Martin, 86
  • St. James's Festival, 88
  • the Royal Hospital, 92
  • the Cardinal's Palace, 92
• Sardines, 54
  • Messrs. Barreras and the sardine industry, 63
• Scenery in Galicia, 149
• Scottish Highlands, Galicia compared with, 20
• Sereno, The, 31
• Seven Sisters, The, 52
• Smoking-carriages, 131
  • smoking in Galicia, 43
• Sobroso, The Castle of, 149
• Soult, Marshal, 186, 191, 194
• Sport in Galicia, 27, 176
• Street of the Hundred Maidens, The, 26
• Sunday evening in Galicia, 102

• Tea, The River, 146, 148
• Telegraphy in Galicia, 42
• Thackeray and Bouillabaisse, 36
• Tourists and Galicia, 39
• Trains, slowness of Galician, 132
• Travel, security of, 105
• Treasure ships and Vigo, 57
• Tuy, 4, 119

• Umia, The River, 170

• Valença, 1, 3, 119, 121
• Vigo, 67
  • Galicia's chief portal, 52
  • the Alameda, 54
  • the municipality of, 55
  • warships at, 63
• Villa Garcia, 167
• Villeneuve, Admiral, 115
• Vineyards, granite posts in, 28

• Waiter, The Galician, 37
• Washing in Galicia, 161
• Wellington and Corunna, 183
• Wines of Galicia, The, 46
• Women of Galicia as workers, 156

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