1875.] 



309 



[Delmar. 



supported, gradually dwindled down to about 7,600,000 inhabitants in 

 1723. From the last named period it has very slowly increased to some- 

 what over 17,000,000 at the present time.* 



The following table exhibits the data on this interesting subject, 

 together with such remarks as I have deemed were necessary to be made 

 aud the authorities from whom I have quoted. I have indicated the 

 figures which I consider incongruous by placing them in brackets. 

 Population of Spain at Various Periods. 



(The figures in brackets do not appear to agree with the others.) 



Year. 



13th Cen. 

 1380 



1594 

 1618 

 1618 

 1688 

 1700 

 1723 

 1726 

 1768 

 1769 

 1770 

 1788 

 1789 

 1797 

 1797 

 1808 

 1803 

 1820 

 1821 

 1821 

 1823 

 1826 

 1827 



1828 

 1833 

 1833 



1834 

 1834 

 1834 

 1837 

 1842 

 1846 

 1849 

 1850 

 1857 

 1857 

 1859 

 1860 

 1861 

 1862 

 1863 

 1864 

 1864 

 1865 

 1866 

 1867 

 1868 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 

 1873 

 1874 



Population 



21,000,000 

 21,700,000 



8,206,791 



[9,000,000] 



7.500,000 



[8,000,000] 



[8,000,000] 



7,625,000 



[5,423,000] 



9,307,800 



9,301,728 



9,307,000 



10,143,000 



10,761,485 



10,541,000 



[12.000,000] 



10,351,000 



10,3.51,075 



11,000,000 



11,248,000 



11,248,026 



12,000,000 



[13,712,000] 



[13,953,957] 



[13,698,000] 

 12,087,991 

 12,386,841 



[14,660,000] 

 12,232,194 

 12,168,774 

 12,-222,872 

 12,054,000 

 12,166,774 

 13,705,600 



[10,942,280] 

 14,957,575 



[15,807,753] 

 15,460,000 

 15,673,481 

 15,867,304 

 16,043,703 

 16,180,183 



[15,752,607] 

 16,302,148 

 16,378,481 

 16,526,474 

 16,656,879 

 16.732,052 



[16,090,550] 

 16,800,000 

 16,935,613 

 17,000,000 

 17,100,000 

 17,200,000 

 17,-300,000 



Authority. 



Rep. Br. Sec. Lieg , 1866 



Castile 11,000,000, Arragon 7,000, 



000 and Grenada 3.000,000 



Rep. Br. Sec. Leg., 1866 



Cevallos 



Ustariez 



U. S. Com. Rel., 1865 



Macgregor 



Com. Rel., 1865. 

 Macgregor 



Com. Rel., 1865 



Appleton's Cyc 



Com. Rel., 1865 



Macgregor 



U. S. Census, 1850, p. xsxiv. 



Com. Rel., 1865 



Macgregor 



U. S. Census, 1850 



Com. Rel., 1865 



Macgregor 



Com. Rel., 1865 



Ency. Amer., vol. 14 , 

 Aim. de Gotha, 1850. . 



Macgregor 



U. S. Census, 1850. 



Martin . 



Aim. de Gotha.. 

 Br. Rep. Sec. Leg 

 Aim de Gotha.., 

 Martin , 



Rep. 7th Inter. Stat. Cong., vol. 3. 



Br. Stat For. Coun 



Rep. 7th Inter. Stat. Cong, vol. 3. 



M. S. 21-41-2-349.... 

 Br. Stat. For. Coun. 



Estimate 



Br. Stat. For. Coun. 

 Estimate 



Remarks. 



Q,uoted from Spanish author 



Quoted by Macgregor. 

 Quoted by Macgregor. 



A.t death of Charles II. 

 From an official census. 

 Excludes nobility and clergy 



Includes Canaries and Afri- 

 can settlements. 

 Excludes Canary Isles. 

 Includes Canaries, etc. 



Census, Spain proper. 

 Spain and Balearic Isles. 



Census, Spain proper. 



Cadastral ret'ns, Spain pro'r 

 Cadastral ret'rn, Spain and 



Balearic. 

 Martin says 13,698,029. 

 Oflacial. Excludes Balearic. 

 Official. Includes Balearic 



and Canary Isles. 

 Estimated. 

 From Guibert. 

 FromM'CuUoch. 



Includes isles. 

 Spain proper. 

 Incorrect. 

 Spain proper. 

 Spain proper. 

 Estimate. 



The enumeration dates 

 Dec. 31 in each year. 



Details given. 



Spain proper. 



The enumeration dates 

 'Dec. 31 in each year. 



Spain proper. 



Spain proper. 



Spain proijer, census returns. 



Spain proper. 



Spain proper. 



Spain proper. 



Spain proper. 



* It is believed by some writers that the population of Spain again retrograded subse- 



