CHAPTER III.

Triumphs of Abderahman.—The Palm-tree which he planted, and the Verses he composed thereupon.—Insurrections.—His Enemies subdued.—Undisputed Sovereign of the Moslems of Spain.—Begins the famous Mosque in Cordova.—His Death. 293

CHRONICLE OF FERNAN GONZALEZ, COUNT OF CASTILE.

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