SPANISH HALBERDIER, FIFTEENTH CENTURY 162 From _Spanish Arms and Armour_. Reproduced by courtesy of the author, Mr. A. F. Calvert. SPANISH CROSSBOWMAN, FIFTEENTH CENTURY 166 From _Spanish Arms and Armour_. Reproduced by courtesy of the author, Mr. A. F. Calvert. ARMS BELONGING TO BOABDIL 172 From Lafuente’s _Historia General De España_, vol. vii. ALHAMBRA, COURT OF LIONS 178 From a photograph by Anderson, Rome. DOUBLE BREECH-LOADING CANNON, IN BRONZE 192 From _Spanish Arms and Armour_. Reproduced by courtesy of the author, Mr. A. F. Calvert. RONDA, THE TAJO OR CHASM 200 From a photograph by Lacoste, Madrid. MALAGA TO-DAY 214 From a photograph by Lacoste, Madrid. BOABDIL, LAST KING OF GRANADA 222 From Altamira’s _Historia de España_. ALHAMBRA, PATIO DE L’ALBERCA 226 From a photograph by Anderson, Rome. THE CARDINAL OF SPAIN, DON PEDRO GONSÁLEZ DE MENDOZA 234 From _Historia de la Villa y Corte de Madrid_, by Amador de los Rios. XIMINES DE CISNEROS 242 From _Iconografia Española_, by Valentin Carderera y Solano. TORQUEMADA 258 After a painting attributed to Miguel Zittoz. From _Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition_. Reproduced by kind permission of the author, Mr. Rafael Sabatini. TOMB OF FRANCISCO RAMIREZ (“EL ARTILLERO”) 282 From _Historia de la Villa y Corte de Madrid_, by Amador de los Rios. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 286 From _Christopher Columbus_, by Washington Irving. A CARAVEL UNDER SAIL 298 From _Christopher Columbus_, by Washington Irving. ISABEL OF CASTILE 322 Carved wooden statue from the Cathedral at Granada. From _A Queen of Queens_, by Christopher Hare, published by Messrs. Harper. TOMB OF FERDINAND AND ISABEL 330 From Nervo’s _Isabelle La Catholique_. Reproduced by permission of Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., publishers of translated edition. AVILA, TOMB OF PRINCE JOHN, SON OF FERDINAND AND ISABEL 334 From a photograph by Lacoste, Madrid.