Word: el
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...El Duque de Alba, in the Royal uniform of Spain, leans on his sword in a palace garden. Upon the countenance of this titled guardsman is an expression at once arrogant, amused and sly, the result of a lifetime spent in listening to what blood will tell. A small dachshund straddles at his feet; the sooty face of this quaint and useless animal reflects, curiously enough, his identical expression...
...named governor of Morocco, with the expectation that he would put down the Mohammedan revolt which has robbed Spain of all Morocco except the seaports. But no, after a few months in the executive turban, Raisuli has returned to an alliance with his nominal enemy, Abd-el-Krim...
Viva, viva, magnanimo el Rey Alfonso...
Alfonso trece, el Rey Alfonso trece...
Moreover, sports were little understood in Spain, especially at this period of her history; and the fact that her monarch was devoted to polo, fond of riding, shooting, yachting, motoring? because, in fact, he was an all-round sportsman?the people suspected that all was not well with him. El juego sportivo?that was not for Spaniards. Indeed, the king's star was not in the ascendant...