of Abd-er-Rahman III., [72]
CHAPTER XIII.
Rough Cradle of a Spanish Nationality in the
Asturias—Alfonso III. and His Hidalgos and
Dons—Guerrilla Warfare with Moors—Jealousies
and Strife between Christian Kingdoms—Civil
War—Almanzor—Ruin of Christian State
Seemed Imminent—Death of Almanzor—Berber
Revolt—Anarchy in Moorish State—A Khalif
Begging a Crust of Bread—Berbers Destroy Cordova—Library