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Pagina xvii
... sent to the press , I made a tour in Andalusia , visited the ruins of the Moorish towns , for- tresses , and castles , and the wild mountain passes and defiles , which had been the scenes of the most remarkable events of the war , and ...
... sent to the press , I made a tour in Andalusia , visited the ruins of the Moorish towns , for- tresses , and castles , and the wild mountain passes and defiles , which had been the scenes of the most remarkable events of the war , and ...
Pagina 24
... sent as ambassador for the purpose . He was armed at all points , gallantly mounted , and followed by a mode rate but well - appointed retinue ; in this way he crossed the EMBASSY OF DON JUAN DE VERA . 25 Moorish frontier 24 CONQUEST OF ...
... sent as ambassador for the purpose . He was armed at all points , gallantly mounted , and followed by a mode rate but well - appointed retinue ; in this way he crossed the EMBASSY OF DON JUAN DE VERA . 25 Moorish frontier 24 CONQUEST OF ...
Pagina 27
... sent to him by the king ; the blade of the finest Damascus steel , the hilt of agate enriched with precious stones , and the guard of gold . De Vera drew it , and smiled grimly as he noticed the admirable temper of the blade . " His ...
... sent to him by the king ; the blade of the finest Damascus steel , the hilt of agate enriched with precious stones , and the guard of gold . De Vera drew it , and smiled grimly as he noticed the admirable temper of the blade . " His ...
Pagina 36
... sent alfaquis , also , to the Barbary powers , informing them that the sword was drawn , and inviting the African princes to aid him with men and supplies in maintaining the kingdom of Granada , and the religion of Mahomet , against the ...
... sent alfaquis , also , to the Barbary powers , informing them that the sword was drawn , and inviting the African princes to aid him with men and supplies in maintaining the kingdom of Granada , and the religion of Mahomet , against the ...
Pagina 47
... sent them in all speed to the assistance of Alhama . They arrived before its walls , the morning after its capture ; the Christian standards floated upon its towers , and a body of cavalry poured forth from its gates and came wheeling ...
... sent them in all speed to the assistance of Alhama . They arrived before its walls , the morning after its capture ; the Christian standards floated upon its towers , and a body of cavalry poured forth from its gates and came wheeling ...
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
alcayde Alcazaba alfaquis Alhama Alhambra Alonzo de Aguilar Andalusia arms army artillery attack Ballymahon banner battle battlements Baza beheld Boabdil Boabdil el Chico brother captives Castilian Castilian sovereigns castle cavaliers CHAPTER chivalry Christian Christian camp Cid Hiaya commanders Cordova count de Cabra Cura defence Don Alonzo Dordux duke el Chico El Zagal encampment enemy faith fight fire foot force fortress Fray Antonio Agapida friends frontier garrison gates gave Gibralfaro Goldsmith Gomeres Granada Guadix guard Hamet el Zegri hand heart height holy horse Illora infidels inhabitants Isabella Jaen Johnson king Ferdinand kingdom kingdom of Granada lance los Palacios Loxa marques of Cadiz monarch Moorish Moors mountains Muley Abul Hassan night noble Palacios passed peril Pulgar queen received retreat Ronda royal sallied sent siege soldiers Spanish spirit steed surrender sword tion towers town troops valiant valley valor vega Velez Malaga walls warriors wounded Xenel Zagal Zahara
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