... they were obliged to construct little citadels for their safety by repairing old ruined castles which they found on the heights, and these castles were frequently Roman or Moorish remains which, many centuries before, had served the same purpose.... Don Esteban: Or, Memoirs of a Spaniard - Página 175de Valentín Llanos Gutiérrez - 1825 - 292 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| Albert Jean Michel Rocca, M. de Rocca - 1815 - 404 páginas
...centuries before, had served the same purpose. In the plains,. the posts of communication fortified one or two of the houses at the entrance of each village, for safety during the night, or as a place of retreat when attacked. The sentinels dared not remain... | |
| M. de Rocca - 1816 - 400 páginas
...centuries before, had served the same purpose. In the plains, the posts of communication fortified one or two of the houses at the entrance of each village, for safety during the night, or as a place of retreat when attacked. The sentinels dared not remain... | |
| Valentín Llanos Gutiérrez - 1825 - 326 páginas
...To remain in the town was impossible, and, therefore, having with great difficulty procured a male, she placed her babes in the trunks and hurried away....the fortified enclosures, for fear of being carried off; they therefore stationed themselves on a tower, or on a wooden scaffolding, built on the roof... | |
| 1902 - 1236 páginas
...many centuries before, had served the same purpose. In the plains the posts of communication fortified one or two of the houses at the entrance of each village. The sentinels dared riot remain outside the fortified enclosures for fear of being carried off ; they therefore stationed... | |
| Albert Jean Michel Rocca, M. de Rocca - 1815 - 404 páginas
...the entrance of each village, for safety during the night, or as a place of retreat when attacked. The sentinels dared not remain without the fortified enclosures for fear of being carried off; they therefore stationed themselves on a tower, or on a wooden scaffolding built on the roof near... | |
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