1876 Facts About Sherry by Henry Vizetelly

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the piesent day somewhat of their ancient reputation as well as their old name of" las vinas dela Cartuja." The ancient bodega, in which the monks could conveniently store a thousand butts of wine,^ is nearly perfect, otherwise the vast and highly ornate bmlding,a monument of the piety or the fanaticism of past cen turies, is now little else than a ruin. At its feet winds the Guadalete,the Arab's river of delight,and in the plain beyond one of the decisive battles of the world was fought, resulting in the defeat of Roderick, last of the Gothic kings, whose disasters have formed the theme of endless song and story.

GATEWAY OE THE ANCIENT BODEGA OF THE CA'RTTT.TA,