Note 62 — Chapter XXXI · OF THE CELEBRATED TRIAL OF DON CARLOS, PRINCE OF THE ASTURIAS.
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The monteros are the king's body-guard for the night. All the individuals of this guard are called Monteros de Espinosa, because they ought to have been born in the borough called Espinosa de la Monteros; this is a privilege which was granted to them by the sovereign Count of Castile, Ferdinand Gonzalez, as a recompense for a distinguished act of fidelity.