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. 1870 Excerpt: ...are almost entirely of silver; marble, quarried in almost every mountain; coal, in the province of Asturias; iron, in Asturias and the Basque provinces. Precious stones are also found in particular spots. The mines of lead and quicksilver are worked to a great extent. 12. Race.--The inhabitants of the Peninsula- ...
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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. 1870 Excerpt: ...are almost entirely of silver; marble, quarried in almost every mountain; coal, in the province of Asturias; iron, in Asturias and the Basque provinces. Precious stones are also found in particular spots. The mines of lead and quicksilver are worked to a great extent. 12. Race.--The inhabitants of the Peninsula--Spaniards and Portuguese being originally one--are usually arranged under four races: --1. The Spaniards, an admixture of Teutonic and Roman blood, who constitute the great bulk of the people, and whose language is a compound of Visigothic and Latin. 2. The Basques, of Navarre and the Basque provinces. 3. The Morescos, or Moors, who are found chiefly in the south; and, 4. The Gitanos, or Gipsies, spread indiscriminately over the country, but preserving intact the individuality and peculiarities of their race. As in all other countries, there are very perceptible differences between the language and character of the population in the several provinces. 13. Zoology The animal kingdom of the Spanish Peninsula presents only one or two features worthy of notice. The principal wild animals are--the bear, wolf, fox, wild boar in nerds, lynx, wild cat, and monkey of the rock of Gibraltar; the vulture, quail, bustard, flamingo, and some African forms, are peculiar to the birds; reptiles of the serpent family are more numerous than in any other part of Europe; and of insects economically important, may be mentioned the bee, silkworm, gallnut-fly, and cantharides. The distinguishing features in the domesticated animals are--the horse, of Arab extraction; mules, the finest in the world; the merino sheep, and the half-wild bull of Andalusia. 14. Climate.--Very diversified. Along the Mediterranean seaboard the temperature is mild and equable. Here snow is almost u..
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