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Show Why "Spanish Emerald.?" "Fine old Spanish emeralds" Is n phrase which means luimothlng quite different from wbat It scouts to Imply, Thoro never w'b an emerald mined In Spain, but after tho conouost of Peru the conquerors brougtit home great quantities ot loot, of which emeralds formed an important part In this way tho finest emeralds camo Into possession pos-session of tho old Spanish families, and ah ory few had bcon soon In Eu, ropo prtvlous to that time all tho beat stones soon bocamo classed as flue old Spanish emeralds. To-day the expression still, applies to the 'best emeralds of any source. |