Today's installment concludes The Spanish Reconquista,our selection from History of Spain and Portugal by Samuel A. Dunham published in 1832.If

The following June, the kings of Leon and Castile having assembled at Toledo, and been joined by a considerable number of foreign volunteers, the

After a period of about forty years, during which the Christians were steadily increasing their dominions, almost every contest between the two

My dominions," said Abu-Giafar, "are the only barrier between thee and the Christian princes.”Continuing The Spanish Reconquista,our selection

Alfonso was besieging Saragossa, which he had every expectation of reducing, when intelligence reached him of Yussef's disembarkation.Continuing The

Having put the finishing touch to his magnificent city of Morocco, he transferred thither the seat of his empire.Continuing The Spanish