A Short History of Spain

Chapter 13

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Death of Juan II.--Enrique IV.--Isabella--Her Marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon--Isabella Crowned Queen of Castile--Ferdinand, King of Aragon--The Two Crowns United--Characteristics of the Two Sovereigns--The Inquisition Created--Jews Driven out of the Kingdom--Abdul-Hassan's Defiance--Zahara--Family Troubles at the Alhambra--Ayesha and Boabdil--Alhama Captured by Ferdinand--Boabdil Supplants His Father--Massacre of the Abencerrages--Granada Besieged--Its Capitulation--Moorish Rule Ended in Spain, 100