In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael

Alphonso. A boy’s name meaning Ready. The present king of Spain is Alfonso XIII.

Alhambra. (Al-hăm´-brah.)

The famous fortress and palace built by the Moors on a hilltop overlooking Granada. The name is Arabic and means Ruddy, perhaps from the color of the stone.

Ana. (Ah´-nah.)

Anna. Hannah. Anne. A girl’s name meaning Gracious. St. Anne, the mother of the Madonna, is much beloved in Spain.

Angelito. (An-hel-lee´-to.)

Little angel.

Arnaldo. (Ar-năl´-do.)

Arnold. A boy’s name meaning Strong as an Eagle.

Arré. (Ar´-ray.)

Gee. The shout of a Spanish driver in urging on his mule.

Arriero. (Ar-re-er´-o.)

Muleteer; carrier.

Ay de mi. (I´ day mee´.)

Alas, poor me!

Bastiano.

Short for Sebastiano. Sebastian. A boy’s name meaning Reverend. St. Sebastian, a brave and beautiful young martyr shot all over with arrows, is a favorite saint in Spain and Italy.

Bavieca. (Bah-ve-ā´-ca.)

The name of the Cid’s horse, mentioned in almost every one of the hundred ballads of the Cid.

Benito. (Bā-nee´-to.)

Benedict. A boy’s name meaning Blessed.

Bernardo del Carpio. (Ber-nar´-do del Car´-pe-o.)

A Spanish warrior of the eighth or ninth century. The king long held the father of Bernardo in cruel imprisonment and when at last obliged to restore the captive, had him murdered in his dungeon, mounted the dead body, in full armor, on horseback, and sent that forth to the expectant son, who, in his grief and rage, went over to the Moors. See page 84.

Blanco. (Blan´-co.)

White. In this story, the name of a white mule.

Bolondron. (Bō-lon-drŏn´.)

A sonorous name fit for a braggart.

Brasero. (Brä-sā´-ro.)

Brasier. A pan for holding burning coals.

Cadiz. (Cä´deth. More often pronounced by the Andalusians Cä´-de.)

A fortified city on the southern coast of Spain.

Capitana. (Cah-pe-tah´-nah.)

Captainess. In this story, the name of a mule who insists on taking the lead.

Carbonera. (Car-bon-er´-ah.)

Derived from carbon (car-bone´), meaning charcoal. In this story, the name of a soot-colored mule.

Carlos. (Car´-los.)

Charles. A boy’s name meaning Noble of Spirit.

Carmencita. (Car-men-thee´-tah.)

Little Carmen. A girl’s name.

Catalina. (Cah-tah-lee´-nah.)

Catherine or Katharine.

Celestino. (Thel-es-tee´-no.)

Celestine. A boy’s name not uncommon in Spain.

Cid. (Pronounced in English, Sĭd; in Spanish, Thed.)

An Arabic word, meaning lord, given as a title of honor to Rodrigo (Ro-dree´-go) or Ruy (Roo´-e) Diaz (Dee´-ath) de Bivar (Be-var´), a Spanish hero of the eleventh century.

Cigarron. (Thie-gar-rón.)

The word, meaning a big cigar, appears in this story as a surname.

Compostela. (Com-po-stā´-lah.)

This word, derived from the Latin, Campus Stellae, the Field of the Star, keeps in the name of the City of St. James a memory of the bright star which, according to the legend, pointed out his burial place in Galicia.

Consuelo. (Con-soo-āl´-o.)