Burgos, ancient cap. of Old Castile, on the Arlanzon, 225 m. N. of Madrid by rail; boasts a magnificent cathedral of the Early Pointed period, and an old castle; was the birthplace of the Cid, and once a university seat; it has linen and woollen industries.
Population (circa 1900) given as 34,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Burgkmair, Hans * Burgoyne, John