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tract of land in the south, and was 
foted for its bravery, during the 
wars between the Carthaginians 
and the Romans. The union was 
not general; only the inhabitants 
ef the south became one nation 
with the Kelts ; the other Ibert re- 
mained unmixed. From the great 
Keltic army some tribes separated, 
who established themselves near to 
the mouth of the river Anas (Gua- 
diana). Another portion occu- 
pied the north-west extremity un- 
der the name of Artabri; The 
former preserved the general name 
of Kelts. 
The Greeks established some co- 
lonies=aiong the coast, of Iberi 
within the columns: ,but, except 
the Saguntum of the Lakynuhans 
and the Emporium of the Massili- 
ans or Phocweans, they were of 
httle importance. 
All the numerous tribes, there- 
fore, which are afterwards found in 
Spain, may be divided, 1. into the 
unmixed aboriginal inhabitants, 
and II. into the tribes wholly or 
partialiy composed of intruders. 
‘The former occupied the east and 
west coast of the ocean, the Pyre- 
nées, and great part of the coun- 
try eastof the Iber, It cannot be 
proved that the north-west inhabi- 
tants are the same with the pro- 
per Iberi of the south-east: bur I 
find no obstacle to this opinion. 
‘Yo these belong the Lusitani, Kar- 
petani, Kallaiki, and Vakkei, of 
ihe west; the Asturian, Canta- 
brian and Vask, of the north; 
the inhabitants of the Pyrenuées, 
through whose territory many 
hordes passed without staying, and 
some tribes dwelling alotg the 
iber, of the east; finally, the in- 
habitants of the highlands, of Or-’ 
rospeda, the Oretani Olkadi, and 
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The lan-. 
Bastitani, of the south. 
gvage, manners, and weapons of: 
these people are alike: they are one 
people in many subdivisions. 
The mixed tribes may be again 
divided into the Keltiberi and the . 
people of the south-coast. The 
former comprehend in a manner 
z]1 the inland inhabitants of the 
south. The Kelts chiefly strugs 
gied with the Iberi in the neigh. 
bourhood of the river.so called ; 
bet after the incorporation they 
jointly occupied the mountainous 
country onthe west of the Iber, as 
far as the source of the Durius and 
Tagus. This was Keltiberia in its 
narrowest import: but the nationy 
having multiplied greatly,. dispos- 
sessed or reduced to slavery several 
tribes, as the Vakkei, Karpetair, 
Oretani, &c. who are thence incor. 
rectly reckoned asa part of it. 
‘The people of the coast beyond 
the pillars are a mixture of the na- 
tives with Phasnicians ; and, with- 
in the pillars, a mixture of the na- 
tives with Greeks, Romans, and 
Carthaginians. Their commerce 
with sirangers destroyed alt pecu- 
liarity of character, At first, they 
learned the Punic, afterward the 
Roman language and manners. 
The commerce to which they were 
devoted, habituated them to assume 
every form. For this reason, the 
inlanders despised them, made in- 
roads on them, and forced them to 
recur for defence to foreign pro. 
tection. The Keltiberians, on the 
contrary, prided themselves on res 
taining their native. savageness of 
dress, weapons, language, and 
manners. , 
More will be said of the pecu- 
liariries of each people, when the 
description of their boundaries is 
undertaken, Thus mach was ne- 
cessary 
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