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[63] Colón: Christopher Columbus (1446(?)-1506).
[64] Burdeos: Bordeaux, situated on the Garonne river, is thefourth city and third port of France. It has a large trade in wine andbrandy.
[65] Jerez de la Frontera: a city in the Province of Cadiz,Spain, celebrated for the production and export of sherry wine.
[67] Bunsen:
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899). A
notedGerman chemist, and the inventor of the "Bunsen burner,"
"Bunsenbattery," etc.
[70] Santa Clara: a fictitious name.
[71] Cónclave: the assembly of the cardinals of the RomanCatholic church for the election of a pope; hence, any private meetingor close assembly.
[72] Júpiter: in Roman mythology, the supreme deity. He wasregarded as the special protector of Rome.
[73] Olimpo: Olympus. The name of a mountain on the bordersof Macedonia and Thessaly, regarded as the especial home of the gods.
[74] Guardia civil: a select body of fine, trustworthySpanish police, armed and disciplined like soldiers. These guards, inpairs, patrol the roads.
[76] quiere...mal a: see querer.
[77] ¿Verdad que no? see verdad.















































































































































































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