A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, Volume 1Carey & Lea, 1833 - Granada (Kingdom) |
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Abencerrage alarm-fires Albaycin alcayde Alcazaba alfaquis Alhama Alhambra Alonzo de Aguilar Andalusia Antiquera arms army Atar attack battle battlements beheld Bexir Boabdil el Chico Calatrava Castilian sovereigns castle cavalgada cavaliers chivalry christian commander Cordova count de Cabra court Don Alonzo Don Diego duke enemy faith fierce fight foray force fortress Fray Antonio Agapida frontier garrison gates Gomeres Granada grand cardinal guard Hamet el Zegri hand heart horse horsemen Illora infidels Isabella Jaen king Ferdinand kingdom kingdom of Granada knights knights of Calatrava lance leagues lofty los Palacios Loxa Lucena Luis Fernandez marques of Cadiz Moclin monarch Moorish king Moors mountains of Malaga Muley Aben Hassan noble old Muley Aben ordered passed populace Porcuna prisoner Puerto Carrero queen ravage renegado retreat rock Ronda royal sallied soldiers steed sultana Ayxa sword throne towers town troops trumpet Utrera Vaena valiant valley vassal vega walls warriors Xenel Zagal Zahara
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Page iv - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 15 - The declivities and skirts of these hills were covered with houses to the number of seventy thousand, separated by narrow streets and small squares, according to the custom of Moorish cities. The houses had interior courts and gardens, refreshed by fountains and running streams, and set out with oranges, citrons, and pomegranates; so that, as the edifices of the city rose above each other on the sides of the hill, they presented a mingled appearance of city and grove, delightful to the eye. The whole...