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CARDONA

Volume 4 · 69 words · 1797 Edition

handsome town of Spain, in Catalonia, with a strong castle, and the title of a duchy. Near it is an inexhaustible mountain of salt of several colours, as red, white, carnation, and green; but when washed, it becomes white. There are also vineyards which produce excellent wine, and very lofty pines. It is seated on an eminence, near the river Cardenero. E. Long. 1. 26. N. Lat. 41. 42.