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period of nearly eight centuries, terminating with the 

 fall of Granada in 1492. Nevertheless, the segre- 

 gation of the two types may often be clearly 

 seen, even among the members of a single 

 family. And it is interesting to remember that this 

 segregation occurs even though more than four 

 centuries have elapsed since the commingling of the 

 two races in Spain. In Granada, Cordova, Seville, 

 Malaga, and all the places visited in Southern Spain, 

 the extraordinary dissimilarity of skin, eye, and hair 

 colour between members of the same family showed 

 a " split " of the most pronounced divergence of type 

 which drew the notice even of travellers who were 

 not (as I was) looking for it. One American lady 

 was heard to express her surprise " at not finding the 

 dark race of Spaniards " she expected to see, adding 

 " there are many as fair as at home." 



The Province of Barcelona. 

 The Moors never penetrated so far North-East as 

 Barcelona. The town of Barcelona submitted to 

 Moorish rule after the sacking of Tarragona, and thus 

 escaped the mixture of races which occurred further 

 South. Here about four-fifths of the population 

 seem to have brown hair of varying shades ; the 

 children and some adults have often quite flaxen hair, 

 the complexions are generally fair, and the olive skin 

 is rarely seen. 



From Barcelona to Valencia. 

 Travelling along the coast line through Tarragona 

 and Tortosa to Valencia on a Sunday, crowds of 



