Chapter VIII: Front Matter (8)

Ambassadors, Hall of the, Alhambra, ii. 198;
at Seville, ii. 124;
Tower of the, Alhambra, ii. 196.

Amusements, 168.

Andalusian characteristics, 36;
dialect, ii. 93;
scenery, ii. 61, 100, ii. 177;
women, ii. 79, ii. 93, ii. 126.

Angels, convent of, Granada, ii. 238.

Ansurez, Pedro, tomb of, 137.

Aosta, duke d'. See Amadeus.

Aqueduct, Roman, at Segovia, 124.

Arabesques in the Alhambra, beauty of, ii. 197;
intricacy of design, ii. 197, ii. 208, ii. 210, ii. 211.

Aranjuez, arrival at, ii. 10;
gardens, ii. 12;
historic associations, ii. 11;
royal palace, ii. 11;
suburbs of, ii. 10.

Argamasilla de Alba, birthplace of Don Quixote, ii. 58.

Argensola, the brothers, 72;
sonnet by, 73.

Arjonilla, ii. 62.

Armory, royal, at Madrid, 174.

Arragon, decay of, 52;
dialect of, 54;
independence of, 49;
mountains of, 48.

Artillery museum at Madrid, 180.

Asturia, prince of, title instituted, 98.

Atocha, Church of Our Lady of, Madrid, 166, 204;
street of, Madrid, 174.

Avilo, 124.

"Awaiting her in heaven," ii. 227.

Ayala, d', dramatist, 169.

B.

Banderillas, de fuego, 226.

Barber of Seville, house of the, ii. 132.

Barcelona, arrival at, 20;
cafés, 30;
carnival masqueraders, 22;
Catalonian peculiarities, 35;
cathedral, 24;
cemetery, 27;
Cervantes on, 42;
circus, 235;
dialect, 21;
foreign hotel waiters, 20;
palaces, 26;
revolutionary proclivities, 35;
Roman ruins, 26;
streets, 22;
suburbs, 22;
theatre, 40;
women of, 41.

Baretti, Giuseppe, 206; ii. 82.

Barili, Anton Giulio, travelling companion, 10.

Batista, Juan, architect of the Escurial, 260.

Beatrice, Queen, tomb of, ii. 109.

Beggary, modest, 135.

Berruguete, Alonzo, carvings by, at Toledo, ii. 25;
at Valladolid, 146.

Berseo, poet, 283.

Blanca, Florida, tomb of, Seville, ii. 109.

Boabdil's helmet, 176.

Boccanegra, paintings by, at Granada, ii. 229.

Bohl, Catherine de Faber ("Fernan Caballero"), 281;
ascetic character of, ii. 140;
charity of, ii. 141;
genius of, ii. 139;
history of, ii. 140.

Boldan, painting by, at Seville, ii. 109.

Bollo, a delicious cake, 31.

Boscan, Juan, poet, influence on Spanish literature, 37.

Bosch, Jacob van den, paintings by, at Madrid, 182.

Bourse, the, at Saragossa, 74;
at Valencia, ii. 266.

Brazil, Dom Pedro, emperor of, arrives at Burgos, 123.

Breton de los Herreres, Manuel, dramatist, 169, 281.

Breughel, Jan, paintings by, at Madrid, 182.

Bridge of Alcantara, Toledo, ii. 18.

Briviesca, States-general, 98.

Brujola, mountain of, 98.

Buen Retiro garden at Madrid, 166, 174.

Bull-fights at Madrid, 206;
accidents, 225;
anticipations of, 207;
arena, the, 203;
attendance, 208;
banderillas, de fuego, 226;
banderilleros, 214, 219, 220;
brutality of, 227, 229;
capeadors, 214, 217, 219, 220;
chulos or apprentices, 214, 216, 217;
dangers of, 229;
death of the bull, 222, 228;
disgusting spectacle, 218;
entrance of the cuadrilla, 214;
entrance of the bull, 215;
espadas, 221;
excitement of audience, 215, 224;
exits, the, 232;
fights in the audience, 230;
final impressions, 231;
getting into position, 215;
history of, 234;
Homeric struggle, 221;
national amusement, the, 235;
picadores, 214, 216, 218;
picturesque scene, 214;
sale of tickets, 207;
torturing the bulls into fighting, 226;
trophies of victory, 223;
with other wild animals, 239.

Bull-fighters, amateur, 237;
artistic gradations, 241;
dress, 240;
female toreros, 238;
lucrative business, 241.

Burgos, arrival at, 98;
birthplace of the Cid, 119;
cathedral, 104;
Cid's coffer, 112;
gate of St. Maria, 104;
houses, 101;
municipal palace, 103;
"remains of the Cid," 103;
seats of the first judges, 103;
"The Christ," 111;
streets, 101;
tobacco-shops, 118;
undertaker's shop, 117;
women hotel servants, 99.

Byron, Lord, writing of, at the Alhambra, ii. 216.