Category: History - European
Six and Eight and Ten Centuries Back in the World's History.--Our Entrance into Spain.--A Miracle.--The Beautiful Guadalaquivir.--Our Bronze Complexioned Oarsman.--Fair Cordova.--The City of the Arts and Sciences.--Night.--A Serenade.--Our Departure.
A BRIEF REVIEW.--CURSE OF GOD VISITED UPON SPAIN.--THE CHURCH A FALSE PROPHET.--WITH EXPULSION OF THE JEWS AND MOORS SPANISH PROSPERITY CEASES.--SPANIARDS EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE...
30. CHAPTER XII.SPAIN'S PROSPERITY STIMULATES LITERATURE.--LAVISH PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION.--CALIPHS PATRONS OF LEARNING.--VAST LIBRARIES EMBODYING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DAY.--POETRY ESPECIALLY...
35. CHAPTER XV.JEWISH AND MOORISH INTELLECTUAL ADVANCE FOLLOWED BY PHYSICAL DECLINE--THIS DECLINE THE CAUSE OF THEIR DOWNFALL--THE SPANIARD AGAIN RULER OVER SPAIN--THE INQUISITION ESTABLISHED-...
37. CHAPTER XVII.EXILES TRANSPORTED ON SHIPS--HEART-RENDING SCENES ON BOARD A SHIP--SET ASHORE ON DESERTED ISLANDS TO STARVE--STARVING JEWS GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN DEATH AND CHRISTIANITY--MERCI...
36. CHAPTER XVI.TORQUEMADA RESOLVES UPON IMMEDIATE EXPULSION OF ALL UNCONVERTED JEWS.--THE FATAL EDICT.--THE SPANIARDS MOVED TO PITY.--DON ISAAC ABARBANEL PLEADS WITH THE QUEEN.--THE QUEEN HESI...
25. CHAPTER VII.THE EVENING SERVICE.--A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM IN ISRAEL.--HONORED WITH AN INVITATION TO CHASDAI'S HOUSE.--ILLUMINATED STREETS.--THE TWO ANGELS.--AN IDEAL SABBATH IN AN IDEAL HOME.--T...
21. CHAPTER III.GROSS SUPERSTITIONS.--A CRUCIFIX THAT SHED TEARS OF BLOOD.--THE VIRGIN'S HOUSE CARRIED THROUGH THE AIR BY ANGELS.--SATAN IN THE FORM OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.--SCENES IN HELL.--THE...
27. CHAPTER IX.JEWS SETTLE IN SPAIN DURING THE REIGN OF KING SOLOMON.--JEWISH AGRICULTURAL SKILL MAKES ANDALUSIA THE GARDEN SPOT OF EUROPE.--PROSPERITY THE GREAT CRIME OF THE JEWS.--THE BEGINN...
23. CHAPTER V.ABDALLAH TELLS THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE ARABS.--MIRACLES AT THE BIRTH OF MOHAMMED.--THE ANGEL, GABRIEL, WRITES THE KORAN UPON PALM LEAVES.--TEN DECISIVE YEARS IN THE HISTORY OF...
29. CHAPTER XI.MARVELOUS INTELLECTUAL SUPERIORITY OF MOORS AND JEWS.--MOORS EXCEL THE JEWS IN THE SCIENCES.--THEY INTRODUCE THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES.--THEIR PROGRESS IN ASTRONOMY.--ABSURD REF...
22. CHAPTER IV.CORDOVA AT DAY-BREAK.--THE MOHAMMEDAN SABBATH.--THE YOUTH OF CORDOVA DISPORTS ITSELF UPON THE WATER.--SONG.--CHALLENGE BETWEEN OARSMAN.--THE MUEZZIN'S CALL.--THE GREAT MOSQUE.--...
31. CHAPTER XIII.ALEXANDRIA, THE INTELLECTUAL METROPOLIS OF THE WORLD.--A PRODIGIOUS STIMULUS GIVEN TO LEARNING.--THE SEPTUAGINT.--DEVELOPMENT OF GRECIAN PHILOSOPHY INTO ARISTOTLIANISM.--THIS EN...
24. CHAPTER VI.THE SYNAGOGUE OF CORDOVA.--THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL PREPARING FOR THE SABBATH.--THE THRONE OF THE "NASI."--RABBI MOSES BEN CHANOCH.--THE ELOQUENCE OF SILENCE.--A TEARFUL SCENE.--...
28. CHAPTER X.THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.--A CHANGE IN THE FORTUNES OF THE JEWS AND MOORS.--AN EXAMINATION INTO THEIR GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS.--THEIR SKILL IN MEDICAL SCIENCE.--MIRACLE CURE BY CHRISTIA...
20. CHAPTER II.UPON THE OCEAN.--DESOLATE EUROPE.--LONGING AFTER CORDOVA.--SOUTHERN SPAIN CONTRASTED WITH THE REST OF EUROPE.--REVOLTING UNCLEANLINESS.--ASCETIC MONKS ESTABLISH THE BELIEF THAT...
19. CHAPTER I.SIX AND EIGHT AND TEN CENTURIES BACK IN THE WORLD'S HISTORY.--OUR ENTRANCE INTO SPAIN.--A MIRACLE.--THE BEAUTIFUL GUADALQUIVIR.--OUR BRONZE COMPLEXIONED OARSMAN.--FAIR CORDOVA.-...
33. chapter VIII and Prescott's "Ferdinand and Isabella," volumeThe Jews were the most skillful physicians, the ablest financiers, and among the most profound philosophers; while they were only second to the Moors in the cultivation of natur...
26. CHAPTER VIII.CHASDAI'S LIBRARY.--HIS ACCOUNT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE JEWS INTO EUROPE.--THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM.--A TERRIBLE CARNAGE.--ISRAEL CEASES AS A NATION.--THE DIASPORE.--THE DAUG...
32. CHAPTER XIV.INTELLECTUAL GREATNESS OF MOORS AND JEWS INDUCED BY THEIR MATERIAL PROSPERITY--REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE--NEW DISCOVERIES IN EVERY INDUSTRY--MINING A SPECIALTY--THE...
34. chapter XXVI.The position of the Moors and Jews of Spain in the industries may, therefore, be briefly summarized thus, a prosperous state of commerce arose never known before, and in the sou...
9. CHAPTER IX.Jews Settle in Spain During the Reign of King Solomon.--Jewish Agricultural Skill makes Andalusia the Garden Spot of Europe.--Prosperity the Great Crime of the Jews.--The Beginn...
5. CHAPTER V.Abdallah Tells the Early History of the Arabs.--Miracles at the Birth of Mohammed.--The Angel, Gabriel Writes the Koran upon Palm Leaves.--Ten Decisive Years in the History of R...
3. CHAPTER III.Gross Superstitions.--A Crucifix that Shed Tears of Blood.--The Virgin's House Carried Through the Air by Angels.--Satan in the Form of a Beautiful Woman.--Scenes in Hell.--The...
10. CHAPTER X.The Fifteenth Century.--A Change in the Fortunes of the Jews and Moors.--An Examination into their Great Achievements.--Their Skill in Medical Science.--Miracle Cure by Christia...
18. CHAPTER XVIIIA Brief Review.--Curse of God Visited Upon Spain.--The Church a False Prophet.--With Expulsion of the Jews and Moors Spanish Prosperity Ceases.--Spaniards Experience some of the...
6. CHAPTER VI.The Synagogue of Cordova.--The Daughters of Israel Preparing for the Sabbath.--The Throne of the "Nasi".--Rabbi Moses Ben Chanoch.--The Eloquence of Silence.--A Tearful Scene.--...
7. CHAPTER VII.The Evening Service.--A Beautiful Custom in Israel.--Honored with an Invitation to Chasdai's House.--Illuminated Streets.--The Two Angels.--An Ideal Sabbath in an Ideal Home.--T...
4. CHAPTER IV.Cordova at Day Break.--The Mohammedan Sabbath.--The Youth of Cordova Disports itself upon the Water.--Song.--Challenge between Oarsman.--The Muezzin's Call.--The Great Mosque.--...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Exiles Transported on Ships.--Heart-rending Scenes on Board a Ship.--Set Ashore on Deserted Islands to Starve.--Starving Jews Given the Choice Between Death and Christianity.--M...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Torquemada Resolves Upon Immediate Expulsion of all Unconverted Jews.--The Fatal Edict.--The Spaniards Moved to Pity.--Don Isaac Abarbanel Pleads with the Queen.--The Queen Hesi...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Chasdai's Library.--His Account of the Entrance of the Jews into Europe.--The Destruction of Jerusalem.--A Terrible Carnage.--Israel Ceases as a Nation.--The Diaspore.--The Daug...
15. CHAPTER XV.Jewish and Moorish Intellectual Advance followed by Physical Decline.--This Decline the Cause of Their Downfall.--The Spaniard Again Ruler Over Spain.--The Inquisition Establish...
2. CHAPTER II.Upon The Ocean.--Desolate Europe.--Longing After Cordova.--Southern Spain Contrasted with the Rest of Europe.--Revolting Uncleanliness..Ascetic Monks Establish the Belief that C...
11. CHAPTER XI.Marvelous Intellectual Superiority of Moors and Jews.--Moors Excel the Jews in the Sciences.--They Introduce the Mathematical Sciences. Their Progress in Astronomy.--Absurd Refu...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Intellectual Greatness of Moors and Jews Induced by Their Material Prosperity.--Remarkable Development of Agriculture.--New Discoveries in Every Industry.--Mining a Specialty.--...
1. CHAPTER I.Six and Eight and Ten Centuries Back in the World's History.--Our Entrance into Spain.--A Miracle.--The Beautiful Guadalaquivir.--Our Bronze Complexioned Oarsman.--Fair Cordova....
12. CHAPTER XII.Spain's Prosperity Stimulates Literature.--Lavish Provisions for Education.--Caliphs Patrons of Learning.--Vast Libraries Embodying the Knowledge of the Day.--Poetry Especially...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Alexandria, the Intellectual Metropolis of the World.--A Prodigious Stimulus Given to Learning.--The Septuagint.--Development of Grecian Philosophy into Aristotlianism.--This En...