Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida
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A historical narrative recounts the final campaigns and political turmoil that culminated in the Christian capture of the last Moorish kingdom in Iberia. It follows diplomatic missions, dynastic rivalries within the Alhambra, and successive sieges and field actions, including notable engagements at Alhama, Lucena, Málaga, Baza, and surrounding castles, showing shifting loyalties, prisoner treatment, and stratagems. The chronicle describes leadership decisions by rival sovereigns and commanders, the hardships endured by civilians, and the gradual collapse of Moorish resistance through forays, betrayals, and negotiated surrenders, concluding with the investment of Granada and the capitulation that completes the conquest.
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