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CINTRA , a See also: town of central See also:Portugal, in the See also:district of See also:Lisbon, formerly included in the See also:province of Estramadura; 17 M. W.N.W. of Lisbon by the Lisbon-Cagem-Cintra railway, and 6 m. N. by E. of Cape da Roca, the westernmost promontory of the See also:European mainland. Pop. (1900) 5914. Cintra is magnificently situated on the See also:northern slope of the Serra da Cintra, a rugged See also:mountain See also:mass, largely overgrown with pines, See also:eucalyptus, See also:cork and other See also:forest trees, above which the See also:principal summits rise in a See also:succession of See also:bare and jagged See also:grey peaks; the highest being Cruz•Alta (1772 ft.), marked by an See also:ancient See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:cross, and commanding a wonderful view southward over Lisbon and the See also:Tagus See also:estuary, and See also:north-westward over the See also:Atlantic and the See also:plateau of See also:Mafra. Few European towns possess equal advantages of position and See also:climate; and every educated Portuguese is See also:familiar with the verses in which the beauty of Cintra is celebrated by See also:Byron in Childe Harold (1812), and by See also:Camoens in the See also:national epic Os Lusiadas (1572). One of the highest points of the Serra is surmounted by the Palacio da Pena, a fantastic See also:imitation of a See also:medieval fortress, built on the site of a Hieronymite See also:convent by the See also:prince See also:consort See also:Ferdinand of See also:Saxe-See also:Coburg (d. 1885) ; while an adjacent See also:part of the range is occupied by the See also:Castello See also:des Mouros, an extensive Moorish fortification, containing a small ruined See also:mosque and a very curious set of ancient cisterns. The See also:lower slopes of the Serra are covered with the gardens and villas of the wealthier inhabitants of Lisbon, who migrate hither in See also:spring and stay until See also:late autumn.
In the town itself the most conspicuous See also:building is a 14th-15th-See also:century royal See also:palace, partly Moorish, partly debased See also:Gothic in See also:style, and remarkable for the two immense conical chimneys which rise like towers in the midst. The 18th-century Palacio de Seteaes, built in the See also:French style then popular in Portugal, is said to derive its name (" Seven Ahs ") from a sevenfold See also:echo; here, on the 22nd of See also:August 18o8, was signed the See also:convention of Cintra, by which the See also:British and Portuguese allowed the French See also:army to evacuate the See also:kingdom without molestation. Beside the road which leads for 31 m. W. to the See also: village of Collares, celebrated for its See also:wine, is the Penha Verde, an interesting See also:country See also:house and See also:chapel, founded by Joao de See also:Castro (1500-1548), See also:fourth See also:viceroy of the Indies. De Castro also founded the convent of See also:Santa Cruz, better known as the Convento de Cortica or Cork convent, which stands at the western extremity of the Serra, and owes its name to the cork panels which formerly lined its walls. Beyond the Penha Verde, on the Collares road, are the palace and See also:park of Montserrate. The palace was originally built by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Beckford, the novelist and traveller (1761-1844), and was See also:purchased in 1856 by See also:Sir See also:Francis See also:Cook, an Englishman who afterwards obtained the Portuguese See also:title See also:viscount of Montserrate. The palace, which contains a valuable library, is built of pure See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white stone, in Moorish style; its walls are elaborately sculptured. The park, with its tropical luxuriance of vegetation and its variety of See also:lake, forest and mountain scenery, is by far the finest example of landscape gardening in the Iberian See also:Peninsula, and probably among the finest in the See also:world. Its high-lying lawns, which overlook the Atlantic, are as perfect as any in See also:England, and there is one See also:ravine containing a whole See also:wood of See also:giant See also:- TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
- TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )
tree-ferns from New See also:Zealand. Other rare See also:plants have been systematically collected and brought to Montserrate from all parts of the world by Sir Francis Cook, and afterwards by his successor, Sir
See also:Frederick Cook, the second viscount. The Praia das Macas, or " See also:beach of apples," in the centre of a See also:rich See also:fruit-bearing valley, is a favourite See also:sea-bathing station, connected with Cintra by an See also:extension of the electric See also:tramway which runs through.the town.
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