Cape Malabata, perhaps? 6 miles East of Tangier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malabata On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have been unable to identify just what Twain is referring to in this > passage from The Innocents Abroad. He describes passing under the > frowning fortress with a garrison of one. He calls this fortress > Malabat. I can find no reference to such a fortress in my Google > searches (even duckduckgo). The closest I can find is the Moorish > Castle at Gibraltar but the dates are wrong for a match. It also does > not seem to lie on a route between Gibraltar and Tangier. Help with > identifying just what fortress he was referring to would be greatly > appreciated. > -- > There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of > in your philosophy. > http://bscottholmes.com >