History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain, Volume 2Richard Bentley, 1838 - 562 pages |
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... Alcala de Henares , where he devoted him- self to science , especially to alchymy ; in which illusory pursuit he is said to have squandered his princely revenues with such prodigality as to leave them encumbered with a heavy debt . He ...
... Alcala de Henares , where he devoted him- self to science , especially to alchymy ; in which illusory pursuit he is said to have squandered his princely revenues with such prodigality as to leave them encumbered with a heavy debt . He ...
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... Alcala de Henares , where his services were liberally requited , and where he enjoyed the entire confidence of his distinguished patron , who consulted him on all matters affecting the interests of the institution . Here he continued ...
... Alcala de Henares , where his services were liberally requited , and where he enjoyed the entire confidence of his distinguished patron , who consulted him on all matters affecting the interests of the institution . Here he continued ...
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... Alcala . The circumstances attending the composition of his Latin chro- nicle , so often quoted in this history , are very curious . Carbajal says that he delivered Pulgar's chronicle , after that writer's death , into Lebrija's hands ...
... Alcala . The circumstances attending the composition of his Latin chro- nicle , so often quoted in this history , are very curious . Carbajal says that he delivered Pulgar's chronicle , after that writer's death , into Lebrija's hands ...
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... . - A pertinent exam- ple of this occurred , December 1485 , at Alcala de Henares , where the court was detained during the queen's illness , who Nothing of interest occurred in the foreign re- lations of 80 INTERNAL AFFAIRS .
... . - A pertinent exam- ple of this occurred , December 1485 , at Alcala de Henares , where the court was detained during the queen's illness , who Nothing of interest occurred in the foreign re- lations of 80 INTERNAL AFFAIRS .
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... opened his school at Valladolid , Saragossa , Barcelona , Alcala de Henares , and other places ; and it was thronged with the principal young nobility from all parts of Spain , who , as he boasts in one of WAR OF GRANADA . 155.
... opened his school at Valladolid , Saragossa , Barcelona , Alcala de Henares , and other places ; and it was thronged with the principal young nobility from all parts of Spain , who , as he boasts in one of WAR OF GRANADA . 155.
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Page 181 - Alas!" exclaimed the unhappy exile, "when were woes ever equal to mine!" The scene of this event is still pointed out to the traveller by the people of the district; and the rocky height from which the Moorish chief took his sad farewell of the princely abodes of his youth is commemorated by the poetical title of El ultimo Sospiro del Moro, 'The Last Sigh of the Moor.
Page 180 - There was crying in Granada when the sun was going down, Some calling on the Trinity, some calling on Mahoun; Here passed away the Koran, there in the cross was borne, And here was heard the Christian bell, and there the Moorish horn...
Page 249 - Great was the agitation in the little community of Palos as they beheld the well-known vessel of the admiral re-entering their harbor. Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave ; for, in addition to the preternatural horrors which hung over the voyage, they had experienced the most stormy and disastrous winter within the recollection of the oldest mariners. Most of them had relations or friends on board.
Page 246 - In the spring of 1493, while the court was still at Barcelona, letters were received from Christopher Columbus, announcing his return to Spain, and the successful achievement of his great enterprise, by the discovery of land beyond the western ocean. The delight and astonishment, raised by this intelligence, were proportioned to the skepticism, with which his project had been originally viewed.
Page 201 - And Hercules might blush to learn how far Beyond the limits he had vainly set, The dullest seaboat soon shall wing her way. Men shall descry another hemisphere...
Page 251 - The nobility and cavaliers in attendance on the court, together with the authorities of the city, came to the gates to receive him, and escorted him to the royal presence. Ferdinand and Isabella were seated, with their son, Prince John, under a superb canopy of state, awaiting his arrival. On his approach, they rose from their seats, and extending their hands to him to salute, caused him to be seated before them.
Page 514 - Several of the more sturdy, including some of the principal citizens, exerted their efforts to stay the tide of defection, which threatened soon to swallow up the whole population of the city. But Ximenes, whose zeal had mounted up to fever heat in the excitement of success, was not to...