[2] "The Frenchman like an eagle. The German like a bear. The Italian like a fox. The Spaniard like an elephant. The Englishman like a lion." [3] Waring (John Burley) Architectural, Sculptural, and Picturesque Studies of Burgos and its neighbourhood. Folio. London. 1851. [4] Examples of Architectural Art in Italy and Spain. Folio. London. 1850. [5] "Viaggio in Spagna," quoted by O'Shea, page 498. [6] Examples of Ornamental Heraldry of the sixteenth century. London, 1867. Privately printed. [7] Given at length under the No. XXXV in the Appendix to the First Volume of the "Noticias de los Arquitectos y Architectura de España, &c.," por Señor D. Eugenio Llaguno y Amirola, &c. Madrid, 1829. [8] Carefully illustrated geometrically in the "Monumentos Arquitectonicos." Madrid. Folio. [9] See: "Historia de las ordenes Militares de S. Iago," por F. Caro de Torres. Madrid, 1629. Folio. [10] O'Shea. Page 236. [11] Ingenious and diverting letters of "A Lady's Travels into Spain," London, 1720, Vol. I, page 308. [12] See Colmenar's description of the condition of the University in 1715. [13] London 1771, Vol. II., page 24. [14] There is much in this very town of Avila in the beautiful old church of San Vicente. [15] Catálogo de la Real Armeria--siendo Director General, &c.--el S. D. José Maria Marchesi--Madrid, 1849, pages 188-89. [16] Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal--Leide chez Pierre van der Aa, 1706. [17] See the true and topographical views given in the above work, and the artistic and considerably embellished one by David Roberts in Jennings' Landscape Annual for 1837. [18] "Documentos," Vol. I. of the "Noticias" Appendix No. XXXVIII. [19] Printed at Alcala in 1514-15 in 6 vols. folio. [20] España Artistica y monumental de Villa Amil y Escosura, Vol. I. page 82. [21] Tome I., page 222. Bruxelles, 1837. [22] The greater part of the above facts are verified by the inscription which was placed upon the bridge by Alonzo the Wise, in 1252, and the original of which is given by Cean Bermudez in his "Documentos" Vol. I. Number XXIV. [23] Noticias de los Arquitectos, &c. Par Amirola y Bermudez, Madrid, 1829. Vol. I. page 41. [24] Noticias &c. Vol. I. page 79. [25] A Journey to Mequinez. London, Jacob Tonson, 1725. [26] Probably a son of the great Henrique de Egas, who died in 1534. [27] O'Shea states (page 410) that the Infante Don Fernando, uncle of Juan II., lodged in it in 1407. [28] In the Street of the Abbots, all have _uncles_ none _fathers_. [29] The Cathedral Canons have no _sons_, those they keep at home are _little nephews_. [30] "A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain," by Philip Thicknesse. Bath, 1777. Vol. I. pages 260-1. [31] In his amusing "Tra los Montes." Bruxelles, 1843. Vol. II. page 44. [32] Neu-vermehrter Curieuser Antiquarius. Hamburgh. 1731.