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The pillars of Hercules

Chapter 62: VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.
By David Urquhart
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The author recounts a voyage through southern Spain and Morocco prompted by a diverted passage through the Straits of Gibraltar, combining travel narrative with historical and ethnographic inquiry. He records landscapes, cities, and encounters, and examines local languages, costumes, customs, and traditions to trace links between Iberian and North African peoples and ancient peoples mentioned in scripture. The account alternates descriptive journeying, antiquarian observation, and cultural commentary, offering portraits of daily life, monuments, and the persistence of older linguistic and social forms alongside reflections on historical migrations and influences.

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