in the story north and south by elizabeth gaskell the story speaks of cadiz spain due to a characters brother living there. Margaret the main character from North and south has an older brother by the name of Frederick Hale. he is a fugitive living in spain since his involvment with a mutiny while serving beneath a very cruel officer with the Britain Navy. Also in the story Fred goes to cadiz from south america. Here Fred works for an english merchant called Mr. Barbour in which who he gets engaged with his daughter Anglo-Spanish Dolores. to this day the town is famous for its rich history, beautiful beaches, city walls and sunny weather. it is known for "The raid on cadiz" which was an attack led by sir francis drake as Phillip the 2nd was planning the spanish fleet for the Armarda. Entirely this overview of cabiz gives us a better visualization of the atmosphere fred was in and allows us to gain a better feel for why they acted ,dressed and did certain things.