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35-10: =del Cesar=: _of the emperor_. Cf. the manner in which the
name of Caesar has become a fixed title in _Czar_ and _Kaiser_.

35-11: =a Espana=: a geographical name (not preceded by the article)
is preceded by the preposition _a_ when it is the direct object of a
verb.

35-12: =quijotescas=: quixotic, extravagantly romantic.

36-1: =Sanson=: cf. note _Sanson_, p. 41, 1.

36-2: =Milon de Crotona=: cf. note _varon ilustre_, p. 33, 6.

36-3: =Rey Catolico=: Ferdinand V of Spain, husband of Isabella I,
the patroness of Columbus. He occupied the throne after her death.

36-4: =Quirinal=: the Italian royal palace, formerly the summer