Galicia, the Switzerland of Spain

CHAPTER I

ANCIENT GALICIA

Ancient Galicia--Never conquered by the Moors--The cradle of Spanish nobility--A goal for pilgrims--Modern writers on Galicia--A rich literature--National traditions--Martial genius--No Basques--Iberian words--Ligurians in Spain--Barrows and tumuli--Druidical stones--Celtic Spain--Derivation of “Galicia”--Scotch and Irish traditions--Julius Cæsar--Phœ...