Ferdinand's policy towards Boabdil, 246--Factions at Granada, 247--The Abencerrages, 247--Ez-Zaghal, 248--Ferdinand's campaigns, 251--Siege of Velez and Malaga, 251--Ez-Zegry's defence, 253--The surrender, 254--Siege of Baza, 258--Ez-Zaghal submits, 259--His fate, 259--Granada threatened, 260--Mūsa's reply, 260--The siege, 263--Exploit of Pulgar, 264--Boabdil capitulates, 266--Death of Mūsa, 266--Entry of Ferdinand and Isabella into the Alhambra, 266--"The last sigh of the Moor," 267. XIV. BEARING THE CROSS 269 Terms of surrender of Granada, 269--Archbishop Talavera's toleration, 269--Cardinal Ximenes, 269--Revolt in the Alpuxarras, 271--Defeat and death of Aguilar, 271--Persecution of the Moriscos, 272--Second revolt in the Alpuxarras, 274--Character of the country, 274--Heroism of the Christians, 276--The plank of Tablete, 276--Massacre of the Moors in the Albaycin gaol, 277--Aben Umeyya and Aben Abó, 277--Don John of Austria, 278--Banishment of the Moors, 279--Rejoicings in Spain, 279--Retribution, 280. INDEX 281 [Illustration] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE THE ALPUXARRAS _Frontispiece_ TOLEDO 9 GATE OF BISAGRA, TOLEDO 15 PUERTO DEL SOL, TOLEDO 27 ARCH IN THE ALJAFERIA OF ZARAGOZA 31 ALCANTARA 41 THE SIERRA NEVADA 45 THE BRIDGE OF CORDOVA 69 MOORISH IVORY CASKET OF THE 11TH CENTURY IN THE CATHEDRAL OF PAMPLONA 79 THE GOLDEN TOWER, SEVILLE 99 DOOR OF THE MAIDEN'S COURT, ALCAZAR OF SEVILLE 103 AQUEDUCT NEAR GRANADA 111 EXTERIOR OF THE GREAT MOSQUE AT CORDOVA 133 GATE OF THE MOSQUE OF CORDOVA 137 HISPANO-MORESCO VASE. (_Preserved at Granada_) 145 HISPANO-MORESCO LUSTRED PLATE, WITH ARMS OF LEON, CASTILE, AND ARAGON. (_In the South Kensington Museum_) 149 ANCIENT KORAN CASE. (_Escurial Library_) 153 THE GIRALDA AT SEVILLE 173 BOTICA DE LOS TEMPLARIOS, TOLEDO 187 GATE OF SERRANO, VALENCIA 203 TOMB OF THE CID AT SAN PEDRO DE CARDEÑA 211 BANNER OF THE ALMOHADES 215