ALMERIA  , the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of Almeria, and one of the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal seaports on the Mediterranean See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain; in 36° 5' N. and 20 32' W.,,on the See also:

• RIVER

river Almeria, at its outflow into the Gulf of Almeria, and at the See also:

• TERMINUS

terminus of a railway from See also:

• MADRID

Madrid . Pop . (1900) 47,326 . The See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city occupies See also:

• PART

part of a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich alluvial valley enclosed by hills . It is an episcopal see, and possesses a See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral, dating from 1524, and constructed with massive embattled walls and See also:

• BELFRY (Mid. Eng. berfrey, through Med. Lat. berefredus, from Teut. bergfrid or bercvrit, which, according to the New Eng. Dict., is a combination of bergen, to protect, and frida, safety or peace; the word thus meaning a shelter; the change from r to 1,—

belfry so as to resemble a fortress . A dismantled See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle, the See also:

• CASTILLO

Castillo de See also:

• SAN

San Cristobal, overlooks the city, which contains four Moorish towers rising conspicuously above its See also:

• MODERN

modern streets . Two See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long piers shelter the 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, and vessels See also:

• DRAWING

drawing 25 ft. can See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie against the quays . About 1400 See also:

• SHIPS

ships, of nearly 1,000,000 tons, enter the See also:

• PORT

port every See also:

• YEAR

year, bringing See also:

• FUEL (O. Fr. feuaile, popular Lat. focalia, from focus, hearth, fire)

fuel and See also:

• TIMBER

timber, and taking cargoes of See also:

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

iron, See also:

• LEAD
• LEAD (pronounced iced)

lead, See also:

• ESPARTO, or SPANISH GRASS

esparto and See also:

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

fruit . See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White grapes are exported in very large quantities . Under its See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient name of Urci, Almeria was one of the See also:

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

chief See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish harbours after the final See also:

• CONQUEST

conquest of Spain by the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans in 19 B.C . It reached the See also:

• SUMMIT

summit of its prosperity in the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle ages, as the foremost seaport of the Moorish See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom of See also:

• GRANADA
• GRANADA, LUIS DE (1504-1588)

Granada . At this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time its See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population numbered 150,000; its cruisers preyed upon the fleets of the neighbouring See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian states; and its See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant ships traded with countries as distant as See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt and See also:

• SYRIA

Syria .

Almeria was captured in 1147 by See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• ALPHONSO

Alphonso VII. of See also:

• CASTILE, or CASTILLE (Castilla)

Castile and his Genoese troops, but speedily retaken and held by the See also:

• MOORS (Lat. Mauri; Gr. Mavpot, dark men)
• MOORS, KABYLES, MZABITES

Moors until 1489, when it was finally secured by the Spaniards . See D . F . Margall, Almeria, (See also:

• BARCELONA

Barcelona, 1886) .