THE BRIDAL OF ANDALLA [The following ballad has been often imitated by modern poets, both in Spain and in Germany: "Pon te a las rejas azules, dexa la manga que labras, Melancholica Xarifa, veras al galan Andalla."

This mission was entrusted to Pedro Arias d'Avila, a citizen of Segovia, who was called in Spain by the nickname of El Galan, because of his prowess in the jousts.