XXVII. Some observations on the country and mines of Spain and Germany, with an account of the formation of the emery stone

Abstract

At the extremity of Old Castile, in Spain, is situated a territory called Montana, which is divided into two parts; the Low Montana is that chain of mountains, which bounds the Cantabrian Sea. The city Santander is it chief port, from whence you ascend southerly, twelve long leagues, a succession of high craggy mountains, to the town of Reynosa in the upper Montana, which extent stretches three leagues more, and then you continually descend about fourteen leagues to the city of Burgos, the capital of Old Castile.