BAYER.SCHE

STAATS-
BCLIOTHEK
MUENCHEN

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by
WASHINGTON IRVING,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Of the Kingdom of Granada, and the Tribute which it paid to the

Castilian Crown......

CHAPTER II.

Of the Embassy of Don Juan de Vera to demand Arrears of Tribute

from the Moorish Monarch....

CHAPTER III.

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21

30

Domestic Feuds in the Alhambra.-Rival Sultanas.-Predictions con-

cerning Boabdil, the Heir to the Throne.-How Ferdinand medi-

tates War against Granada, and how he is anticipated..... .... 36

CHAPTER IV.

Expedition of Muley Abul Hassan against the Fortress of Zahara.... 41

CHAPTER V.

Expedition of the Marques of Cadiz against Alhama....

CHAPTER VI.

47

How the People of Granada were affected on hearing of the Capture

of Alhama; and how the Moorish King sallied forth to regain it. 59

CHAPTER VII.

How the Duke of Medina Sidonia, and the Chivalry of Andalusia,

hastened to the Relief of Alhama...

CHAPTER VIII.

Sequel of the Events at Alhama...

CHAPTER IX.

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74

Events at Granada, and Rise of the Moorish King Boabdil el Chico.. 81

CHAPTER X.

Royal Expedition against Loxa................

CHAPTER XI.

85

How Muley Abul Hassan made a Foray into the Lands of Medina

Sidonia, and how he was received...

.. 96

CHAPTER XII.

Foray of Spanish Cavaliers among the Mountains of Malaga......... 105

CHAPTER XIII.

Effects of the Disasters among the Mountains of Malaga........

123

CHAPTER XIV.

How King Boabdil el Chico marched over the Border...

128

CHAPTER XV.

How the Count de Cabra sallied forth from his Castle in Quest of

King Boabdil..............

CHAPTER XVI.

The Battle of Lucena...

133

140

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XVII.

Lamentations of the Moors for the Battle of Lucena.....

CHAPTER XVIII.

How Muley Abul Hassan profited by the Misfortunes of his Son Bo-

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abdil.....

CHAPTER XIX.

Captivity of Boabdil el Chico.....

CHAPTER XX.

Of the Treatment of Boabdil by the Castilian Sovereigns......

CHAPTER XXI.

Return of Boabdil from Captivity.....

CHAPTER XXII.

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171

Foray of the Moorish Alcaydes, and Battle of Lopera.....

CHAPTER XXIII.

Retreat of Hamet el Zegri, Alcayde of Ronda....

CHAPTER XXIV.

..... 178

Of the Reception at Court of the Count de Cabra and the Alcayde de

los Donceles.....

CHAPTER XXV.

How the Marques of Cadiz concerted to surprise Zahara, and the Re-

sult of his Enterprise...

201

CHAPTER XXVI.

Of the Fortress of Alhama, and how wisely it was governed by the

Count de Tendilla......

CHAPTER XXVII.

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207

..... 215

Foray of Christian Knights into the Territory of the Moors.........

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Attempt of El Zagal to surprise Boabdil in Almeria.

CHAPTER XXIX.

How King Ferdinand commenced another Campaign against the

Moors, and how he laid Siege to Coin and Cartama...

Siege of Ronda...

CHAPTER XXX.

CHAPTER XXXI.

How the People of Granada invited El Zagal to the Throne, and

how he marched to the Capital.....

CHAPTER XXXII.

How the Count de Cabra attempted to capture another King, and

how he fared in his Attempt..

CHAPTER XXXIII.

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Expedition against the Castles of Cambil and Alabahar.............

258

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Enterprise of the Knights of Calatrava against Zalea.............

267