LALIN  , a

town of north-western Spain, in the province of Pontevedra . Pop . (1900) 16,238 . Latin is the centre of the the Deza and Arnego rivers . The local industries are tanning and the manufacture of paper . Near Lalin are the ruins of the Gothic abbey of Carboeiro . LA LINEA, or LA LINEA DE LA CONCEPCION, a town of Spain, in the province of Cadiz, between Gibraltar and San Roque . Pop . (1900) 31,802 . La Linea, which derives its name from the line or boundary dividing Spanish territory from the district of Gibraltar, is a town of comparatively modern date and was formerly looked upon as a suburb of San Roque . It is now a distinct frontier post and headquarters of the Spanish commandant of the lines of Gibraltar . The fortifications erected here in the 16th century were dismantled by the British in ,8ro, to prevent the landing of French invaders, and all the existing buildings are modern .

They include

barracks, casinos, a theatre and a bull-ring, much frequented by the inhabitants and garrison of Gibraltar . La Linea has some trade in cereals, fruit and vegetables; it is the residence of large numbers of labourers employed in Gibraltar .