Deming graphic., 1920-01-06
GREAT IN HISTORY
And Wondrously Beautiful Is the
City of Lisbon.
Portuguese Capital Has Had Many
Names Through the centurIes-
Was Last Stronghold Of the
Moor In That Country.

The way Of a name, especially a
weii-known name. is interesting to
very many people outside the ranks of
the confirmed etymologist. The strange
way In which. through the centuries.
name. gradually changes and
changes until 1t has really changed
out Of all casual recognition. yet never
quite parts from its original, has a
fascination all Its own. Lisbon is a
very frst-class example. No one, on
hand, would think Of connecting the
name with Ulysses, and yet your ETY.
mologist dives into the subject and so
connects 1t without apparent difficulty.
Every one, OF course, knows the legend
that Lisbon owes Its origin to Ulysses.
IL makes no difference that the myth
cal city founded by the great wan
derer Is declared by Straho to have
been rather In the mountains of
Turdetania, in the extreme south OF
Spain. Such contentious never make
any difference to a we'll established
tradition. And so the Oldest name by
which the city ever was known, that
is to say ollsIpo, came to be writ
ten Ulysslppo. This on Phoenlcian
lips, says the authority. appeared
as Alissubbo, or the friendly bay.
Then came the Romans, changing the
name, but sealing their appreciation Of
the happy situation OF the beautiful
city on the heights above Tugas by
calling 1t Fellcitas Julia. After the
Romans came the Moors with their
AL Aschbuna, still carrying out the
same Idea, and after the Moors, the
Portuguese, with the Allssubbo of the
Phoenician carried step further,
and appearing as Llssabona. From
that to the Llsboa or Lisbon of today |
Is but step.
And what history there Is in I'll |
II carries one safely through the CEN
turies, touching lightly on the story Of
Phoenlcinn, Roman and Moor as
each, In turn, held sway along the
shores Of Friendly bay. Lisbon. In.
deed, was the last stronghold of the
Moor In Portugal. and the story OF
how King Alfonso I laid siege TO II
through many months, in 1147, and, |
NJ last, with the aid OF English and
Flemish cruisers on the way to Syria
,nptured II. is one OF the great ro-
nances Of history. Other landmarks
md epochs In the history OF Lisbon
ire the burning of the city by the
Castilian army Of Henry ii, in 1873;
Is period Of splendor and greatness
n the sixteenth century, when the
Portuguese empire was spreading II.
'elf into India and Africa; Its long
ears OF humiliation from 1880 to
$40. when Lisbon was n provincial II
own under Spanish rule; Its release Il
rom the Spanish bondage; the great S
OF 1755; and the grand
ebulldlng Of the city under the ia
nous CaravRlho.
Caravalho had a gracious task:
lisbon has always been famous for .
he beauty Of Its situation, and few !
1ho write about Portugal today fail \
o attempt, once again, TO convey the $
eauties Of Its blue waters. its white, C
ed-roofed houses. the wonderful yer.
ure OF Its gardens, and over all the 5
peerless blue OF southern sky."
The eyes rest" says one writer,
upon succession Of amphitheaters
ullt up with tier upon tier OF houses,
reat and small, which the sorcery OF
sunlight transhgures into !,
he semblance Of city OF palaces and !,
iany mansions built up Of marbles o
I delicate and varied hues." The A
'esternmost Of European capitals Il
preads itself In lelsurely fashion over
= II hills, extending for more than v
We miles along the shores Of the "a
lous Rada de Lisbon. and for more
.ssn three miles inland. Beyond the "
arrow channel leading out Of the /
ada through which flow the wa e
rs Of the Tagus lies the open sea,
nd some 800 miles away over the
ORION to the west are the Azores