PALENCIA  , an episcopal See also:

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

city, and the See also:

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

capital of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

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

province of Palencia; on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river Carrion, on the See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

Canal de Castilla, at the junction of See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways from See also:

• LEON
• LEON, LUIS PONCE DE (1527-1591)
• LEON, MOSES BEN SI
• LEON, or LEON DE LAS ALDAMAS

Leon and See also:

• SANTANDER
• SANTANDER (ancient Portus Blendium or Fanum S. Andreae)

Santander, and 7 M . N. by W. of Venta de Banos on the See also:

• MADRID

Madrid-See also:

• IRUN

Irun See also:

• LINE

line . Pop . (Igloo), 15,940 . Palencia is built in the midst of the level plains called the Tierra de See also:

• CAMPOS
• CAMPOS, ARSENIO MARTINEZ DE (1831-1900)

Campos, 2690 ft. above See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-level . Three See also:

• BRIDGES
• BRIDGES, ROBERT (1844– )

bridges across the Carrion afford See also:

• ACCESS (Lat. accessus)

access to the See also:

• MODERN

modern suburbs on the right bank . The older and by far the more important See also:

• PART

part of the city is protected on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west by the river; on the other sides the old machicolated walls, 36 ft. high by 9 ft. in thickness, are in fairly See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good preservation, and beautified by alamedas or promenades, which were laid out in 1778 . The See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral was begun in 1321, finished in 1504, and dedicated to St Antolin; it is a large See also:

• BUILDING

building in the later and florid See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . The site was previously occupied by a See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church erected by Sancho III. of See also:

• NAVARRE (Span. Navarra)

Navarre and See also:

• CASTILE, or CASTILLE (Castilla)

Castile (1026—1035) over the See also:

• CAVE (Lat. cavea, from caves, hollow)
• CAVE, EDWARD (1691–1754)
• CAVE, WILLIAM (1637–1713)

cave of St Antolin, which is still shown . The cathedral contains some valuable paintings, old Flemish See also:

• TAPESTRY

tapestry, and beautiful carved woodwork and stonework . The church of See also:

• SAN

San See also:

• MIGUEL, MARIA EVARIST (1802–1866)

Miguel is a good and fairly well-preserved example of 13th-See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century See also:

• WORK

work; that of San Francisco, of the same date, is inferior and has suffered more from modernization . The See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital of San Lazaro is said to date in part from the 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 of the See also:

• CID, THE

Cid (q.v.), who here married Ximena in 1074 .

Much has been done for See also:

• EDUCATION

education . Palencia has also hospitals, a foundling See also:

• REFUGE

refuge, See also:

• BARRACKS (derived through the French from the Late Lat. barra, a bar)
• BARRACKS, CAMP

barracks and a See also:

• BULL
• BULL, GEORGE (1634–1710)
• BULL, JOHN (c. 1562–1628)
• BULL, OLE BORNEMANN (18ro-188o)

bull-See also:

• RING (O.E. hring; a word common to Teutonic languages; and probably cognate with the Lat. circus, Gr. KtpKOS or KpLKOS, Skt'. chakra, wheel, circle, cf. also " harangue "); in art, a band of circular shape of varying sizes, made of any material and used f

ring . See also:

• LOCAL

Local See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries include See also:

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

iron-See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

founding, and the making of rugs, See also:

• ALCOHOL

alcohol, See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather, See also:

• SOAP

soap, See also:

• PORCELAIN

porcelain, See also:

• LINEN

linen, See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, machinery and matches . Palencia, the Pallantia of See also:

• STRABO (born c. 63 n.c.)

Strabo and See also:

• PTOLEMY (CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS)

Ptolemy, was the See also:

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

chief See also:

• TOWN

town of the Vaccaei . Its See also:

• HISTORY

history during the Gothic and Moorish periods is obscure; but it was a Castilian town of some importance in the 12th and 13th centuries . The university founded here in 1208 by See also:

• ALPHONSO

Alphonso IX. was removed in 1239 to See also:

• SALAMANCA
• SALAMANCA (anc. Salmantica or Elmantica)

Salamanca .