. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. tians, it was employed as a state prison, and is now a military school. Five centuries ago,Seo-ovia had very extensive manufactures of fine cloth; but these, notwithstanding the honour of having tlie king for a part-^11 A^ nor, liave dwindled to a very small amount. Population 15,000. Avila,capital of a small province of thesame name, is a city of ancient dis-tinction; and its massy walls, itstowers, its Alcazar, and the dome ofthe old cathedral, render it imposingat a
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. tians, it was employed as a state prison, and is now a military school. Five centuries ago,Seo-ovia had very extensive manufactures of fine cloth; but these, notwithstanding the honour of having tlie king for a part-^11 A^ nor, liave dwindled to a very small amount. Population 15,000. Avila,capital of a small province of thesame name, is a city of ancient dis-tinction; and its massy walls, itstowers, its Alcazar, and the dome ofthe old cathedral, render it imposingat a distance; but it is in a state ofwretched desertion. The attempt toestablish manufactures of cloth andcotton has not been successflil. Soria,near the site of the ancient Numantia, Aqueduct of Segovia. ^^ ^j^^ ^.j^j^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^?^^^ p^g^Q^ ^Car its source, is a tolerable country town, capital of one of the smaller provinces into whichOld Castile has been subdivided. Tlie palaces of the Escurial {Jig. 312.) and San Ildefonso are striking objects in Old Cas-tile. The royal monastery of the312 Escurial was founded by Phili
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