Letters from Spain by Joseph Blanco White is a collection of letters reflecting on Spanish culture and politics. Excerpt: "Mistakes of Travellers.—Townsend's Accuracy.—View of Cadiz from the Sea.—Religion blended with Public and Domestic Life in Spain.—Customs relating to the Host or Eucharist.—Manners and Society at Cadiz.—Passage by Sea to Port Saint Mary's.—St. Lucar.—Passage up the Guadalquivir to Seville.—Construction and internal Economy of the Houses in that Town.—Knocking, and greeting at the Door.—Devotion of the People of Seville to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. p. 1-22…"
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