alameda

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His house, which is the corner one at the entrance of the alameda, commands a noble prospect of the bay, and is very large and magnificent. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

Farther on towards the alameda was "El Sueño de Amor," signifying "The Dream of Love."

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray

We went one evening to the alameda, a broad, straight walk, paved with flat stones, shaded by fine trees, under which are stone benches, and bounded by a low stone wall.

From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)

A favorite dance, known here as the zama cueca, is often witnessed out-of-doors in retired corners of the plaza or the alameda, as well as elsewhere.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Behind this is a beautiful old alameda of olives, at the upper end of which a modern orphanage, conducted by the Dominican Sisters, has been erected.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton