CHRONICLE

OF THE

CONQUEST OF GRANADA

FROM THE MSS. OF

FRAY ANTONIO AGAPIDA

BY

WASHINGTON IRVING

AUTHOR'S REVISED EDITION

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.

Of the Kingdom of Granada, and the tribute which it paid to the Castilian

crown,

CHAPTER II.

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Of the Embassy of Don Juan de Vera to demand arrears of tribute from

the Moorish Monarch,

CHAPTER III.

Domestic feuds in the Alhambra-Rival Sultanas-Predictions concerning

Boabdil, the heir to the throne-How Ferdinand meditates war against

Granada, and how he is anticipated,

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V.

Expedition of the marques of Cadiz against Alhama, .

CHAPTER VI.

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How the people of Granada were affected, on hearing of the capture of Al-

hama; and how the Moorish king sallied forth to regain it,

CHAPTER VII.

How the duke of Medina Sidonia, and the chivalry of Andalusia, hastened to

the relief of Albama,

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Sequel of the events at Alhama,

CHAPTER VIII.

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CHAPTER IX.

Events at Granada, and rise of the Moorish king Boabdil el Chico,

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Royal Expedition against Loxa,.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

How Muley Abul Hassan made a foray into the lands of Medina Sidonia, and

how he was received, .

CHAPTER XII.

Foray of Spanish cavaliers among the mountains of Malaga,

CHAPTER XIII.

Effects of the disasters among the mountains of Malaga,

CHAPTER XIV.

How King Boabdil el Chico marched over the border,

CHAPTER XV.

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How the Count de Cabra sallied forth from his castle, in quest of King

How Muley Abul Hassan profited by the misfortunes of his son Boabdil,

Captivity of Boabdil el Chico,

CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XX.

Of the treatment of Boabdil by the Castilian Sovereigns,

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CHAPTER XXI.

Return of Boabdil from captivity,

CHAPTER XXII.

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

CHAPTER XXIII.

Retreat of Hamet el Zegri, Alcayde of Ronda, .

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XXIV.

Of the reception at court of the Count de Cabra and the Alcayde de los

Donceles,

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How the marques of Cadiz concerted to surprise Zahara, and the result of

his enterprise,

CHAPTER XXVI.

Of the fortress of Alhama, and how wisely it was governed by the Count de

Tendilla,

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CHAPTER XXVII.

Foray of Christian Knights into the territory of the Moors,

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.

Expedition against the Castles of Cambil and Albahar,

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Enterprise of the knights of Calatrava against Zalea, .

Death of Muley Abul Hassan,

CHAPTER XXXV.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

Of the Christian army which assembled at the city of Cordova,

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