Excerpt from A History of Spain, Vol. 1 of 2 The following little work was written to supply the want of a popular History of Spain, such as might be put into the hands of young persons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from History of Spain, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Ferdinand the Catholic Tm: history of Spain, better than that of any other European country, enables the philosophical historian to trace the con catenation of causes and effects in the life of a nation, and thus not only to demonstrate the scientific basis of his own teaching, but also to draw the deductions and conclusions failing which the study of history would be useless as an aid to wisdom. This peculiarity, and the geographical and ethno logical reasons to which it may be mainly attributed, add infinitely to the fascination of Spanish history as a study, and to its usefulness as an introduction to the systematic teaching of the history of other countries whose national phenomena are more complicated and less Obviously connected with anterior facts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Spain, From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Year 1809, Vol. 1 The History of Spain, although very imperfectly known to the generality of English readers, constitutes an import ant part of the history of the world. There scarcely exists a nation of which the transactions have had a greater influence on the destinies of Europe, or of which the annals afford lessons of greater importance. Neither ancient nor modern history furnishes any instance of an empire in which so great natural advantages, and so many fortunate incidents, have been so completely counteracted by political mismanagement. These considerations render an historical view of the Spanish monarchy an object which must, at all times, command the attention of the a 2. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Spain, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Establishment of the Colony of Gades by the Phoenicians, to the Death of Ferdinand, Surnamed the Sage In the perufal of this work, the reader will probably obferve, that feveral circumfiances have been nightly pafl'ed over which may be thought worthy a more copious de tail; the author 'has only to reply, ' that he hopes none of the principal events which regard zspfain have been omitted and where the tranfaétions of upwards of two thoufand years. Are to he'coii1prifed within two 0&avo. Volumes, to be concife, is not a' matter. Of choice, but of obligation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Revelations of Spain in 1845, Vol. 1 of 2 The first six months of 1845 will be for ever memorable in the legislative annals of Spain, as having been marked by most important and extensive reforms in the Constitution of 1837 - changes so vast and so threatening to liberty, and at the same time so apparently definitive, as to merit still more than our own Reform Act, the name of a Revolution. The strong position accorded to the Spanish Church of re endowment with real property, and the several events which found their completion last month, in the close of the Cortes and the promulgation of the Con stitutional Reform, combine to give to this second edition, the character of almost a new and substantive work. About one hundred original pages have been added, embodying in the various chapters, under the fitting heads, a careful analysis of all the late constitutional and legislative reforms, and a com pletion of the History to the present hour. Amidst a quantity of new and interesting matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Spain, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Year 1809 Accellion of Charles II. - Calamitous {late of Spain. - Peace with Portu gal. - War between Spain and France. - Peace concluded - Fafiions of the Court of Madrid - Elevation and fall of Nitard. - Elevation of Valenzuela. - His charaeter. - Difordered {late of the Spanifh finances. - Confederacy of Spain, Holland, and Germany, againlt France. Operations of the war. - Power and popularity of Valenzuela. Defeat of the combined fleets of Spain and Holland by the French. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Spain and the Spaniards, Vol. 1 of 2 Of course, in March 1873 there was no bond fide thunder to be got in London; but that does not matter, since everybody knows that in the case of Ixion no sort of thunder groaned either. As to howling Wind, torrential rain, and im penetrable darkness. There is always plenty of that in this country. SO the opening sentence Will do very well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.