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to those of a Negro race. On the other hand, one 

 would describe the Spaniards, from Barcelona down 

 the East coast to Valencia and in the centre of Spain, 

 as a fair race, among whom brown or grey eyes, with 

 fair skin and brown or fair hair, are the most frequent 

 combinations, though blue eyes are quite common. In 

 reckoning with the number of Negro features and 

 characters found in Malaga, it must be remembered 

 that commerce with Cuba has played some part here, 

 and that there has probably for two hundred years 

 or more, been a constant intercrossing with the 

 African races from that island. The mixtures of race, 

 however, probably ceased with the cession of Cuba to 

 America twelve or thirteen years ago. 



The Province of Cadiz. 



Amongst the military in Algeciras a great diver- 

 gence of type is observable. An old woman with 

 Negro hair and skin colour, but not Negro features, 

 was noticed in the town. 



A very dark Arab type of woman (possibly a 

 gipsy ?) was seen in Algeciras carrying a flaxen-haired 

 rosy-hued, white-skinned baby, and evidently her 

 own, from the care and affection bestowed upon it. 

 Both in Gibraltar and Algerciras a considerable 

 number of real Moors in Eastern dress come over from 

 Morocco. These are nearly as varied in colour and 

 type of feature as the people of Southern Spain. 

 One of the Moors had yellow hair and blue eyes ; 

 another, shorter by a head than several he walked 

 with, resembled in colour and feature the Negro type. 



