Buckle — is his accountofthe civil and social institutions Of the early Spaniards. The worst feature Of Dunham is the unfortunate scheme of arrangement, according to which the history Of one nation is taken separately for a chapter or two, and then left suspended for the history Of another. With all his faults, however, it would be ungrateful in me not to acknowledge my indebtedness to Dr. Dunham for much Of the know ledge which I have endeavoured to use in this simpler and more condensed narrative, where the growth Of all the Christian kingdoms-is told as one story.