Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03
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details over rs horse. shoe arch. and a
pair OF magnificent bronze doors En-
tering for the first time, 1t is well to
choose the Puerto del Bagarto, Gate
OF the Crocodile" 40 called from the
enormous stuffed crocodile that hangs
above u. which was sent by the sultan
as a present when he requested the
daughter Of Alonzo dc Subro for his
wife. The king kept the ill-omened
gift, but declined the young lady, who
doubtless thought that her snitor's first
love- token was not Indicative OF the
tender regard she desired.
Just inside the main entrance IL the
tomb OF Fernando Columbus son or
the great navigator and last OF his IL
lustrious race simple marble slab
covers his dust, with sculptured cara
wells upon it--representing the primitive
ships IN which the new world was dis
covered Below the carayels is the |
unique decree Of globe, belted with |
the famous inscription;
"A Castillo Leon
Mando nueyo die Colon"
At the opposite end Of the church Is
the royal chapel. place Of unheard-of |
magnlfcence, where beneath the altar
Saint Ferdinand rests In a sarcophagus
OF solid silver, wrapped In his robes OF
state and carrying In his skeleton hand
the golden insignia OF royalty. The
klngly rascal was canonized In 1921, be
cause he carried fsgots with his own
hands for the burning OF heretics,"
Every year on the anniversary Of the
capture Of Seville. an imposing mass
II celebrated and the troops OF the gar
rison file through his chapel, presenting
arms as they pass TO the bones OF the
ssinted soldier, which are uncovered FOR
the occasion. Here also sleeps Queen
Bestrix; his son Alonzo de Sable; and
Maria de Psdilla the morganatic wife
Of Pedro the Cruel. The war-horse
Of the conqueror OF Seville. fully capar-
isoned stands above the grating Of
the entrance, and within are preserved
the banners
USED BY BOTH ARMIES
during the siege, the keys OF the Moor
ish city, the sword OF the Ferdinand and
a small statuette which was given him
BY 81. Louis, Of France. II In said
that until he died tho image never left
his person, and was then made the pre-.
siding divinity Of the chapel containing
his tomb. II Is called "Nuestra Sonora
de los Reyes" our lady Of the king II
Is an inartistlc thing Of wood, with
hair Of spun gold, rubies set In the eyes,
and clothed In a mantle Of cloth-of-
gold. embroidered with fieur-de-lis and
more than one kings ransom" In the
way OF diamonds and precious stones
More interesting than these are the
splendid paintings, sculpture and cary
ings with which the whole vast struc-
ture Is crowded. Amid this maze Of art
and beauty three pictures stand forth
beyond all others. They are MurillOs
Angel de la Guarda." In which a glo.
rlous seraph with spreading wings. leads
little child bv the hand. Murillos
san Antonio" representing the saint
kneeling In q cell all the poor details
faithfully portrayed, and beyond the
long arcade Of a cloister, while above
the child Jesus appears. drawn by the
power OF prayer and descending
through wreaths OF angels. The third
Is In the great sacrsty, II Is the SOL
emn and awful Deposition from the
Cross" by Pedro de Campana, before
which at his own desire, Murillo was
| buried. During his lifetime the great
| master, Murlllo, whose heart had no
| room for Jealousy, used 10 remain for
hours before this picture. Once the
| sacristan asked him why he stood gag
| Ing there. Said he: Il am waiting till
those holy men have finished their
work"
Day after day, when wearied Of ex-
| ploring the cathedral, we go out un-
der the big crocodile, into the court
Of Oranges" where the moss-grown
fountain, in which the Moors performed
| their sacred additions. still sparkles In
the sunshine. Directly overhead tow
ers the Glralda. far above houses and
| palaces and the huge cathedral, Its color
delicate pink, incrusted all over with
Moorish ornamentation. Whatever you
may tire OF in Spain, II will never be
this beautiful mlnaret, With its his
tory everybody is famllar-how It was
built In the last half OF the twelfth CEN
fury, by the Sultan Abu-Yakub. for a
Mueddin-tower. IL rests upon a tri-
angular base, composed Of all the stat
ues OF
PAGAN DEITIEs
and other idolatrous fragments Of an
tiquity that could be collected. The
tower ~ fifty feet square. and the
original height was two hundred cubits.
In 1868 an addition Of richest flagree
work was made by Fernando Ruiz, and
now Il Is $50 feet from the pavement to
the head q the statue on top. For 81
feet the walls are OF polished blocks OF
stone: above this the material Is brick,
relieved by tracery and arabcsdues OF
the most caprlcous design, differing on
each side. yet go artfuliy combined that
one can hardly detect the variations.
The interior is lighted by double win
dows, divided by columns OF alabaster.
The name. "Glralda"-from girar, 70
turns given from the figure OF Faith,
on top which serves as weather-yane.
Though the great bronze female Is four
teen feet high and weighs nearly three
thousand pounds, she veers with the
slightest breeze and hence the standing
Joke in all languages anent the stead.
fast Faith" turning With every wind
| that blows. Although so high. II Is easy
20 ascend TO the very top OF the tower
There are no steps, but u series OF mod
erately inclined planes. up which one
may 60 on horseback. II so inclined. II
Is said that many times the Wild caval.
lers OF the Spanish court have ridden
10 the summit and back again, With
out dismounung--two abreast, with Ian
ces poised.
Nothing can be more enchanting thar
TO spend n morning among the birds az
the top OF the Glralda. where from th'
broad embrasures you overlook the
whole city, the soft curves OF th'
Guadalquivlr and the sunny plains
melting into amethystlne distance. Or
great occasions the belfry Is illuminat
ed. when II looks like an immense chan
delier suspended from the dark vault o.
heaven. The twenty-five bells were al
baptized before they were hung, anoint
"a with n peculiar OIL and chrlstened az
! | Ter the Saints. The largest Of the lot
! | called Santa Maria. weighs eighteen
J tons But she IL treated In very un
dlgnlfed manner being tied bottom side
up and compelled TO turn a series o.
q complete somersaults whenever rung.
! FANNY II. WARD.