Lecce

The rank of provincial capital was bestowed by Ferdinand of Aragon in acknowledgment of the fidelity of Lecce to his cause.

Lecce contains a large government tobacco factory, and is the centre of a fertile agricultural district.

Leaving Otranto, Nicolas came to Lecce, which he entered bearing a cross on his shoulders, and uttering his usual cry.

He took up his abode outside the town, and continued to astonish and edify the peasants who came into Lecce to market.

That of Lecce, to the east-south-east again, is a low flat limestone terrace.