Jews and Moors in Spain

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....

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...

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...

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.--...

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...

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.--...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Spain's Prosperity Stimulates Literature.--Lavish Provisions for Education.--Caliphs Patrons of Learning.--Vast Libraries Embodying the Knowledge of the Day.--Poetry Especially...

Alexandria, the Intellectual Metropolis of the World.--A Prodigious Stimulus Given to Learning.--The Septuagint.--Development of Grecian Philosophy into Aristotlianism.--This En...

Intellectual Greatness of Moors and Jews Induced by Their Material Prosperity.--Remarkable Development of Agriculture.--New Discoveries in Every Industry.--Mining a Specialty.--...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.-...

UPON THE OCEAN.--DESOLATE EUROPE.--LONGING AFTER CORDOVA.--SOUTHERN SPAIN CONTRASTED WITH THE REST OF EUROPE.--REVOLTING UNCLEANLINESS.--ASCETIC MONKS ESTABLISH THE BELIEF THAT...

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...

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.--...

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...

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.--...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SPAIN'S PROSPERITY STIMULATES LITERATURE.--LAVISH PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION.--CALIPHS PATRONS OF LEARNING.--VAST LIBRARIES EMBODYING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DAY.--POETRY ESPECIALLY...

ALEXANDRIA, THE INTELLECTUAL METROPOLIS OF THE WORLD.--A PRODIGIOUS STIMULUS GIVEN TO LEARNING.--THE SEPTUAGINT.--DEVELOPMENT OF GRECIAN PHILOSOPHY INTO ARISTOTLIANISM.--THIS EN...

INTELLECTUAL GREATNESS OF MOORS AND JEWS INDUCED BY THEIR MATERIAL PROSPERITY--REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE--NEW DISCOVERIES IN EVERY INDUSTRY--MINING A SPECIALTY--THE...

The 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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...