History of the Moors of Spain

by Florian

THIRD EPOCH.

The principal Kingdoms erected from the Ruins of the
Caliphate of the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Condition of Christian Spain at this Juncture . . . . . . 88
The Kingdom of Toledo; its Termination . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Success of the Christians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The Cid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The Kingdom of Seville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
The Dynasty of the Almoravides hold Supremacy in Africa . 92
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Conquests of the Almoravides in Spain . . . . . . . . . . 93
French Princes repair to Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Extinction of the Kingdom of Saragossa . . . . . . . . . . 95
Foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal . . . . . . . . . . 95
State of the Fine Arts among the Moors at this Period . . 97
Abenzoar and Averroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dissensions between the Moors and Christians . . . . . . . 98
The Africans, under Mohammed the Green, land in Spain . 100
Battle of Toloza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-104
Tactics of the Moors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The discomfited Mohammed returns to Africa . . . . . . . . 109
Extent of the Territories still retained by the Moors
in Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
St. Ferdinand and Jaques I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Valencia is attacked by the Aragonians . . . . . . . . . . 113
Siege of Cordova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Surrender of Valencia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116