The international geography . andmore important as a focus of railways, has increased rapidly in population,and grown to be the head and heart of Spain in spite of its situation in aregion of little charm, with an un-pleasant climate. It has no his-torical associations, its people havecome together merely because allthe lines of communication betweenthe marginal towns run throughthe capital, and it has become theseat of great educational institutionsand financial and commercial estab-lishments. The only town of Estre-madura requiring mention is Badajozin the Guadiana valley, a fortress onthe P
The international geography . andmore important as a focus of railways, has increased rapidly in population,and grown to be the head and heart of Spain in spite of its situation in aregion of little charm, with an un-pleasant climate. It has no his-torical associations, its people havecome together merely because allthe lines of communication betweenthe marginal towns run throughthe capital, and it has become theseat of great educational institutionsand financial and commercial estab-lishments. The only town of Estre-madura requiring mention is Badajozin the Guadiana valley, a fortress onthe Portuguese frontier. In lower Andalusia there are three notable townsconnected with the Guadalquivir, Cordoba, now a mere shadow of its formergreatness, but still famous for its splendid cathedral which was once amosque ; Seville with many art treasures, and important on account of manu-factures and trade ; and Cadiz, a fortified naval harbour which may belooked upon as commanding the entrance to the river. In upper Andalusia. Madrid. Spain 377 Grauada is made famous for ever by the natural beauty of the neighbouringVega and the exquisite architecture of the Moorish Alhambra. Malaga isthe export harbour for the wine and fruits of the fertile coast border ofAndalusia. More to the east Almcria and Alicante are small seaports,but at the same time, like Murcia, characteristic huerta towns, theygive their names to the districts of which they are the centres. Thenaval port Cartagena owes its importance primarily to its splendidharbour, but recently mining has added to its prosperity. Valencia,now the third Spanish city in size, has become prominent becauseit is the centre of the richest part of the coastal plain. Cataloniaabounds in towns and in industry ; chief amongst its harbours is theancient town of Barcelona, now the second in Spain and still rapidlygrowing; it has long since cast into the shade the anciently renownedport of Tarragona. The natural centre of Aragon is Zaragoza on
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