| A. Cavilla Portrait of Hamido Laâmbre 1880-1890 (ca) Albumen print 20.1 x 15.3 cm Rijksmuseum RP-F-2016-146-2 LL/79161 In 1884 the Spanish officer Julio Cervera Baviera led a geographical expedition through Morocco. The 22-year old Hamido Laâmbre accompanied him as an assistant and interpreter. Cervera mentions him in his travel account Expedición geografico-militar al interior y costas de Marruecos. He wrote that Hamido spoke a little Spanish, made an intelligent impression, and had promised to follow Cervera around the world.
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