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Seville. The palms from which the city derives its name are still characteristic of the fertile valley which it occupies. Las Palmas is built on both See also:

banks of a small See also:

RIVER

river, and although parts of it date from the 16th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, it is on the whole a clean and See also:

MODERN

modern city, well drained, and supplied with pure See also:

WATER

water, conveyed by an See also:

AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct from the See also:

HIGHLANDS, THE

highlands of the interior. Its See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal buildings include a handsome See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral, founded in the 16th century but only completed in the 19th, a See also:

THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre, a museum, an See also:

academy of See also:

art, and several hospitals and See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

SCHOOLS

schools. The modern development of Las Palmas is largely due to the See also:

FOREIGN

foreign merchants, and especially to the See also:

BRITISH

British who See also:

CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control the greater portion of the See also:

LOCAL

local See also:

commerce. La Luz, the See also:

PORT

port, is connected with Las Palmas by a railway 4 M. See also:

long; it is a See also:

FREE

free port and See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour of See also:

REFUGE

refuge, officially considered the third in importance of Spanish ports, but actually the first in the See also:

MATTER

matter of See also:

TONNAGE

tonnage. It is strongly fortified. The harbour, protected by the promontory of La Isleta, which is connected with the mainland by a narrow See also:

bar of See also:

sand, can accommodate the largest See also:

SHIPS

ships, and affords secure anchorage in all weathers.

Ships can See also:

DISCHARGE (adapted from the O. Fr. discharge, modern decharge, from a med. Lat. discargare, to unload, dis- and earn care, to load, cf. " charge ")

discharge at the See also:

BREAKWATER

breakwater (12J7 yds. long) or at the See also:

SANTA

Santa Catalina See also:

mole, constructed in 1883-1902. The minimum See also:

DEPTH

depth of water alongside the quays is 42 ft. There are floating water-tanks, numerous lighters, titan and other See also:

CRANES (so called from the resemblance to the long neck of the bird, cf. Gr. 'y pavor, Fr. grue)

cranes, repairing workshops, and very large supplies of See also:

COAL

coal afloat and ashore. La Luz is one of the principal See also:

ATLANTIC

Atlantic coaling stations, and the coal-See also:

trade is entirely in British hands. Other important See also:

INDUSTRIES

industries are See also:

SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding, fishing, and the manufacture of See also:

glass, See also:

leather and hats. The See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief exports are See also:

FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit, vegetables, See also:

SUGAR

sugar, See also:

WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine and See also:

COCHINEAL

cochineal; coal, See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, See also:

CEMENT (from Lat. caementum, rough pieces of stone, a shortened form of caedimentum, from caedere, to cut)

cement, See also:

TIMBER

timber, See also:

PETROLEUM (Lat. Petra, rock, and oleuin, oil)

petroleum, manure, textiles and provisions are the chief imports.

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