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We did not traverse Musolino's natal village, Santo Stefano; indeed, we passed through no villages at all. But after issuing from the labyrinth, we saw a few of them, perched in improbable situations Roccaforte and Roghudi on our right; on the other side, Africo and Casalnuovo.
From the top of the hill to its foot there rose one great Africo- European shout of laughter and shriek of delight, which it was a downright pleasure to listen to. Officially speaking, Fernando Po was a Spanish possession But not a single Spaniard lived on the island, and no Spanish flag floated over it.
He gives the number of Greek inhabitants of these places Roghudi, for example, had 535 in his day; he has also noted down these villages, like Africo and Casalnuovo, in which the Byzantine speech has lately been lost. Bova and Condofuri are now the head-quarters of mediaeval Greek in these parts. From afar we had already descried a green range of hills that shut out the seaward view.
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