Gúdar (region), 6
herbal remedies
see plants and vegetables
superstitions and traditions
trees and shrubs
Heston, Charlton, 257
hoopoe (pu-put; bird), 260
‘Horse’s Leap, The’ (story), 249–50
‘How the Rosemary Flower Turned Blue’ (story), 273–4
hunting and hunters, 26, 54, 55–9, 84, 101
see also wild boar
Iberians (ancient peoples), 159
ibex, 10, 20, 107–9, 110
Ibn al-Awam, Yahya ibn Muhammad
see Book of Agriculture, The
Ibn Azib, al-Bara, 74, 99, 172, 192, 217
Ibn Khaldun, 31
ice houses (neveras), 304–8
Immaculate Conception, feast of the (Immaculada), 104
ink, making of, 260–2
Inquisition, the, 124–5, 199, 258
Jaén (province), 107
James I, King (of Aragon), 6
John the Gazelle (Yahya al-Ghazal), 336–7
John XXIII, Pope, 258
Khayr, Abu al-, 74, 146, 338
‘Knight Templar and the Moorish Girl, The’ (story), 143–5
Knights Templar, 143, 197–8
La Estrella (abandoned village), 181–6
la Pastora, Juana, 164, 293
land exploitation
see commercial development
language and dialects, 2, 5, 7, 198, 292–3, 294
Les Useres (village), 195–7, 210, 310
Les Useres, Els Pelegríns de (pilgrimage), 195–7, 267–8, 295, 324
Llucena (town), 249
Luard, Elisabeth: Truffles, 150, 172–3
Madrid, 4
Maestrazgo (region), 6, 200, 206, 319
maquis (anti-Franco resistance fighters), 162–4
Marina d’Or, 65, 66, 185
Marinet (mountain), 207
Martin V, Pope, 259
masos (small farms), 6–7, 8–10, 19, 62, 157, 161, 164
Mauri, Guillemeta, 201
Mauri, Pere, 200, 201–2
‘Mig Cul Cagat’ (story), 43–5
Millars River, 177, 320
Montgó (mountain), 131
Morella (town), 198, 199, 253, 259
Moriscos (Spanish Moors), 292–3
Mount Montcàtil, 143, 144
oak trees, 1, 21, 36, 46
holm oak (also holly oak), 83, 114, 302, 331–2
oak bush, 157
oak-galls, 260–2
planting, 83, 110, 114, 123, 150–1, 176
Pyrenean oak, 287
see also trees and shrubs
truffles
‘Old Mother Misery and the Pear Tree’ (story), 71–3
olive trees, 100–2, 192–3, 275–6, 338–9
olive oil, 46, 104–7
see also trees and shrubs
parasitic insects, 49
‘Parrot, The’ (story), 171
Pendle Hill (Lancashire), 230–1, 232, 235, 303
see also superstitions and traditions
Peñíscola (municipality), 253, 257, 258, 259
Penyagolosa (mountain), 5–6, 48–9, 100, 133, 265, 286, 287, 318–21
Perpignan (France), 258
Philpot, J.H.: The Sacred Tree in Religion and Myth, 136
pig killing, ritualised (matanza del cerdo), 124–5
pilgrimages, 193–7, 202–11
Plain of the Cross (Pla de la Creu), 207
plants and vegetables
artichokes, 102, 217–18
asparagus, 193
bruquerola, 27, 29–30
chamomile, 102
cotton lavender, 218
honeysuckle, 62–3
irises, 226–9, 276–7
mistletoe, 334–5
mushrooms, 54–5
oleander, 256
onions, 180, 256
rock tea, 102
rosemary, 86, 103–4, 195, 273–4
savin juniper, 102
thyme, 102–3, 273
tobacco, 289–90
Pliny the Elder: Natural History, 331
postal system, 59–60
praying mantis, 255–6
Qalqashandi, Al-, 31
Rahman II, Abd al-, 336
Raimonda (‘wife’ of Guilhem Belibaste), 200
rainfall and water supplies, 21, 151–2, 211, 235–41, 256, 268, 276, 288, 289–91
see also climate and weather
Rhazes (medieval physician), 331
River Villahermosa, 339
romería del Rocío (pilgrimage), 195
roqueret (crag martin), 127
St Andrew, University of (Scotland), 258
St Anna, 333–4
St Anthony the Great, 135
St Francis of Assisi, 135
St James the Apostle, 249–50
St John (Sant Joan de Penyagolosa), sanctuary of, 195, 197, 208–11, 330, 341
St John the Baptist, 265
St Lucy’s Day (La festa de Sta Llúcia), 106, 335
‘St Peter and the Fig Trees’ (story), 17
Salt del Cavall (ravine)
see ‘Horse’s Leap, The’
San Juan, la noche de (Midsummer’s Eve festival), 262, 264–5, 269–70
San Lorenzo, Lágrimas de (meteor shower), 301
San Mateo (Sant Mateu, town), 199, 201, 259
San Vicente Ferrer (The Angel of the Apocalypse), 253–5, 257, 258
Sant Miquel de les Torrocelles (sanctuary), 195, 204–6, 208, 324
Sarrión (town), 128
Seville, 31
sheep farming, 80
Sicre, Arnau, 200–2
Sierra de Espadán (mountains), 161, 292, 293, 320, 338
silk worms, 335–6
Siwa oasis (Egypt), 288
snails, 221–3
snakes, 240–1
Soria (province), 113
Spanish Civil War, 162–4
superstitions and traditions, 85–91, 106, 231–2, 233–4, 265, 269–70, 289, 304, 334–5
Duende Stone, 237, 238
duendes, 62, 88–90
see also Pendle Hill
Tarragona (city), 66
termites and woodworm, 251–2
Teruel (province), 83, 91
‘Three Lemons of Love, The’ (story), 189–91
‘Three Pieces of Advice, The’ (story), 297–9
tourism, 65–7
trees and shrubs:
almond, 22–9, 30, 146, 327–8
apricot, 178
brambles, 32–3
carob, 328
cedar of Lebanon, 178
cypress, 177, 178, 329
elder, 330
elm, 87, 330
fig, 1, 17, 20, 21
gorse, 32–5
juniper, 102, 332
laurel, 289, 333–4
magnolia, 178
mastic bush, 334
monkey puzzle (araucaria), 178–9
mulberry, 335–7
nettle tree, 9, 179, 337–8
pine, 9, 36, 49, 158, 240, 339–40
strawberry tree, 177, 340–1
tree of life (thuya), 179
yew, 177, 178, 341–2
see also oak trees
olive trees
truffles
cooking, 149–50, 172–3
cultivation, 83, 110, 114–15, 123, 150–1, 176, 218, 302
markets, 128–31
truffle brandy, 244–5, 268–9
truffle oil, 150
truffle-hunting, 74–8, 83, 110, 112–16, 123
varieties, 75, 173
see also oak trees
wild boar
Truffles (Luard), 150, 172–3
Valencia, 2, 7, 66, 257, 310, 323
Vannes (Brittany), 253
Vilafamés (town), 67
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nbsp; Villerouge-Termenès (town), 200, 202
‘Virgin of the Pillar’ (statue), 53
Vistabella (village), 206, 209
wild boar, 25–6, 123–7, 150, 176
see also hunting and hunters
truffles
Xodos (village), 111, 175–6, 207, 320
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