Prescott’s History of Ferdinand and Isabel.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
[I.]—Introduction[1]
[II.]—Don Roderich.—Gathering of the Chiefs.—Trial of Witica[39]
[III.]—Don Roderich’s Perfidy[58]
[IV.]—Don Julian Goes over to the Moors[76]
[V.]—Landing of the Moors.—The Eve of Battle[83]
[VI.]—Battle of Guadalete.—Overthrow of Don Roderich[92]
[VII.]—Cordoba.—Pelistes.—Don Julian.—Florinda[100]
[VIII.]—Frandina and her Son Put to Death by Alabor[112]
[IX.]—The Moors at Seville.—Mousa and Abdul-asis[124]
[X.]—Abdul-asis and Egilona[135]
[XI.]—The Moors at Cordoba[154]
[XII.]—Abdurraman, Sultan of Cordoba[160]
[XIII.]—Onesinda and Kerim[168]
[XIV.]—Tragic Death of Onesinda[176]
[XV.]—Pelayo Proclaimed King by the Goths[182]
[XVI.]—Bernardo del Carpio[190]
[XVII.]—King Alonso[202]
[XVIII.]—Bernardo del Carpio’s Vow[208]
[XIX.]—Bernardo Leads the Goths against Charlemagne[214]
[XX.]—Death of Sir Roland the Brave[221]
[XXI.]—Bernardo Learns the Secret of his Birth.—Joins the Moors[226]
[XXII.]—El Conde de Castila[237]
[XXIII.]—Doña Ava[249]
[XXIV.]—Marriage of Doña Ava and El Conde de Castila.—Treachery of Doña Teresa[257]
[XXV.]—Doña Ava Outwits Don Sancho and Releases her Husband[265]
[XXVI.]—The Cid—1037[276]
[XXVII.]—Don Diego Laynez and the Conde de Gormez[280]
[XXVIII.]—Don Rodrigo (the Cid) Kills the Conde de Gormez[285]
[XXIX.]—Marriage of the Cid and Doña Ximena[292]
[XXX.]—Death of King Fernando.—Doña Urraca at Zamora[299]
[XXXI.]—Don Alfonso Banishes the Cid[305]
[XXXII.]—The Cid Bids Doña Ximena Farewell[311]
[XXXIII.]—Adventures of the Cid.—Death and Burial[315]
[XXXIV.]—Fernando el Santo[326]
[XXXV.]—Don Pedro[340]

ILLUSTRATIONS IN PHOTOGRAVURE

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[Entrance to the Mosque of the Alhambra][Frontispiece]
[The Guadalquivir and Mosque, Cordova][22]
[The Alhambra, Granada, and the Vega from the Generalife][52]
[Interior of the Great Mosque, Cordova][82]
[Torre del Mihrab and Granada][110]
[Moorish Mills in the Guadalquivir, at Cordova][142]
[A Proclamation in Granada, by Boabdil][166]
From a painting by Placido Francés,
National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Madrid, 1884.
[The Generalife, Granada][204]
ILLUSTRATIONS OTHER THAN PHOTOGRAVURE
[A View in Toledo][10]
[In the Cathedral—Cordova][34]
From an etching by Samuel Colman.
[The Cloisters, Toledo][42]
[The Exterior of the Great Mosque at Cordova][60]
[The Gate of the Mosque of Cordova][74]
[Mohammed][82]
[A View of Mecca in the 17th Century][96]
[The Golden Tower, Seville][102]
[Interior of San Isidoro, with Tombs of Kings][118]
[Church of San Isidoro (Leon)][130]
[Panteon de los Reyes, the Burial Place of the Ancient Kings of Leon][154]
[The Charlemagne of Epic][172]
From the painting by Albrecht Dürer.
[The Roman Bridge at Salamanca][184]
[The Bridge, Gateway, and Cathedral of Burgos][196]
[The Cathedral of Zamora, Eleventh Century][210]
[The Walls of Zamora][224]
[A Moorish Gateway (Burgos)][232]
[The Gateway on Site of Ancient Puerta de Serranos (Valencia)][244]
[The Puerta di Santa Maria, Burgos][260]
[The Giralda, Seville][282]
[The Bridge at Saragossa][304]
[A Drinking Fountain in Seville][316]
Photo Levy et Fils.
[A View of the Interior of the Cathedral at Burgos][330]
Photo Levy et Fils.
[The Burgos Cathedral][342]