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 THE BRIDGE OVER THE TAJO

PRETTY CHILDREN

as the Serrania de Ronda, crested by a strong castle with a triple line of walls and towers, Ronda was deemed secure from the attack of unbelievers. But in spite of a brilliant and heroic defense, Ronda at last was taken by the armies of Ferdinand and Isabella, and her people were exiled to Africa or Granada, where at that moment the Moors were still in power. The Spanish prisoners in Ronda's dungeons were joyfully released and carried in triumph before the king and