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Peyron, 1789.

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Madrid, 1775.

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Itinéraire de l'Espagne, Comte Alph. de Laborde, t. v.

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Peuchet (Dictionnaire Universel de la Géographie Commerçante, An. vii. = 1799), speaking of Barcelona, says their laces are "façon de France," but inferior in beauty and quality. The fabrication is considerable, employing 2,000 women in the towns and villages east of Barcelona. They are sold in Castile, Andalusia, and principally in the Indies.

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Madrid, 1788. Vol. ii, p. 149.