BROKEN OFF THE QUEEN'S FAVORABLE 
DISPOSITION FINAL ARRANGEMENT WITH COLUMBUS HE 
SAILS ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE INDIFFERENCE TO HIS 
ENTERPRISE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DUE TO ISABELLA 
NOTICE OF NAVARRETE
CHAPTER XVII 
. EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM SPAIN. EXCITEMENT 
AGAINST THE JEWS FOMENTED BY THE CLERGY VIOLENT 
CONDUCT OF TORQUEMADA EDICT OF EXPULSION ITS 
SEVERE OPERATION CONSTANCY OF THE JEWS ROUTES OF 
THE EMIGRANTS THEIR SUFFERINGS IN AFRICA IN OTHER 
COUNTRIES WHOLE NUMBER OF EXILES DISASTROUS 
RESULTS TRUE MOTIVES OF THE EDICT CONTEMPORARY 
JUDGMENTS MISTAKEN PIETY OF THE QUEEN
 
CHAPTER XVIII 
. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF FERDINAND.--RETURN 
AND SECOND VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS. THE SOVEREIGNS 
VISIT ARAGON ATTEMPT ON FERDINAND'S LIFE GENERAL 
CONSTERNATION LOYALTY OF THE PEOPLE SLOW 
RECOVERY OF THE KING PUNISHMENT OF THE ASSASSIN 
RETURN OF COLUMBUS DISCOVERY OF THE WEST INDIES 
JOYOUS RECEPTION OF COLUMBUS HIS PROGRESS TO 
BARCELONA INTERVIEW WITH THE SOVEREIGNS 
SENSATIONS CAUSED BY THE DISCOVERY BOARD FOR 
INDIAN AFFAIRS REGULATIONS OF TRADE PREPARATIONS 
FOR A SECOND VOYAGE CONVERSION OF THE NATIVES 
NEW POWERS GRANTED TO COLUMBUS APPLICATION TO 
ROME FAMOUS BULLS OF ALEXANDER VI JEALOUSY OF 
THE COURT OF LISBON WARY DIPLOMACY SECOND 
VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS MISSION TO PORTUGAL DISGUST 
OF JOHN II TREATY OF TORDESILLAS
 
CHAPTER XIX 
. CASTILIAN LITERATURE.--CULTIVATION OF THE 
COURT.--CLASSICAL LEARNING.-- SCIENCE. FERDINAND'S 
EDUCATION NEGLECTED INSTRUCTION OF ISABELLA HER 
COLLECTION OF BOOKS TUITION OF THE INFANTAS OF 
PRINCE JOHN THE QUEEN'S CARE FOR THE EDUCATION OF 
HER NOBLES LABORS OF MARTYR OF LUCIO MARINEO 
SCHOLARSHIP OF THE NOBLES ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN 
CLASSICAL LEARNING LEBRIJA ARIAS BARBOSA MERITS OF 
THE SPANISH SCHOLARS UNIVERSITIES SACRED STUDIES 
OTHER SCIENCES PRINTING INTRODUCED THE QUEEN
ENCOURAGES IT ITS RAPID DIFFUSION ACTUAL PROGRESS 
OF SCIENCE
 
CHAPTER XX 
. CASTILIAN LITERATURE.--ROMANCES OF 
CHIVALRY.--LYRICAL POETRY.-- THE DRAMA. THIS REIGN 
AN EPOCH IN POLITE LETTERS ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY 
THEIR PERNICIOUS EFFECTS BALLADS OR ROMANCES 
EARLY CULTIVATION IN SPAIN RESEMBLANCE TO THE 
ENGLISH MOORISH MINSTRELSY ITS DATE AND ORIGIN ITS 
HIGH REPUTE NUMEROUS EDITIONS OF THE BALLADS 
LYRIC POETRY CANCIONERO GENERAL ITS LITERARY 
VALUE LOW STATE OF LYRIC POETRY COPLAS OF 
MANRIQUE RISE OF THE SPANISH DRAMA TRAGICOMEDY 
OF CELESTINA CRITICISM ON IT IT OPENED THE WAY TO 
DRAMATIC WRITING NUMEROUS EDITIONS OF IT JUAN DE 
LA ENCINA HIS DRAMATIC ECLOGUES TORRES DE 
NAHARRO HIS COMEDIES SIMILAR IN SPIRIT WITH THE 
LATER DRAMAS NOT ACTED IN SPAIN LOW CONDITION OF 
THE STAGE TRAGIC DRAMA OLIVA'S CLASSIC IMITATIONS 
NOT POPULAR NATIONAL SPIRIT OF THE LITERATURE OF 
THIS EPOCH MORATIN'S DRAMATIC CRITICISM 
PART SECOND. 
THE PERIOD WHEN, THE INTERIOR ORGANIZATION OF THE 
MONARCHY HAVING BEEN COMPLETED, THE SPANISH 
NATION ENTERED ON ITS SCHEMES OF DISCOVERY AND 
CONQUEST; OR THE PERIOD ILLUSTRATING MORE 
PARTICULARLY THE FOREIGN POLICY OF FERDINAND AND 
ISABELLA. 
CHAPTER I 
. ITALIAN WARS.--GENERAL VIEW OF EUROPE.--INVASION 
OF ITALY BY CHARLES VIII., OF FRANCE. FOREIGN POLITICS 
DIRECTED BY FERDINAND EUROPE AT THE CLOSE OF THE 
FIFTEENTH CENTURY CHARACTER OF THE REIGNING 
SOVEREIGNS IMPROVED POLITICAL AND MORAL 
CONDITION MORE INTIMATE RELATIONS BETWEEN STATES 
FOREIGN RELATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE SOVEREIGN
ITALY THE SCHOOL OF POLITICS HER MOST POWERFUL 
STATES CHARACTER OF ITALIAN POLITICS INTERNAL 
PROSPERITY INTRIGUES OF SFORZA CHARLES VIII., OF 
FRANCE HIS PRETENSIONS TO NAPLES NEGOTIATIONS 
RESPECTING ROUSSILLON CHARLES'S COUNSELLORS IN 
THE PAY OP FERDINAND TREATY OF BARCELONA ITS 
IMPORTANCE TO SPAIN ALARM AT THE FRENCH INVASION, 
IN ITALY IN EUROPE, ESPECIALLY SPAIN PREPARATIONS OF 
CHARLES AN ENVOY SENT TO THE FRENCH COURT 
ANNOUNCES FERDINAND'S VIEWS CHARLES'S 
DISSATISFACTION THE FRENCH CROSS THE ALPS ITALIAN 
TACTICS THE SWISS INFANTRY FRENCH ARTILLERY 
SFORZA JEALOUS OF THE FRENCH THE POPE CONFERS THE 
TITLE OF CATHOLIC NAVAL PREPARATIONS IN SPAIN 
SECOND MISSION TO CHARLES VIII BOLD CONDUCT OF THE 
ENVOYS THE KING OF NAPLES FLIES TO SICILY THE 
FRENCH ENTER NAPLES GENERAL HOSTILITY TO THEM 
LEAGUE OF VENICE ZURITA'S LIFE AND WRITINGS
 
CHAPTER II 
. ITALIAN WARS.--RETREAT OF CHARLES VIII.--CAMPAIGNS 
OF GONSALVO DE CORDOVA.--FINAL EXPULSION OF THE 
FRENCH. CONDUCT OF CHARLES PLUNDERS THE WORKS OF 
ART RETREAT OF THE FRENCH GONSALVO DE CORDOVA 
HIS EARLY LIFE HIS BRILLIANT QUALITIES RAISED TO THE 
ITALIAN COMMAND ARRIVES IN ITALY LANDS IN 
CALABRIA MARCHES ON SEMINARA GONSALVO'S 
PRUDENCE BATTLE OF SEMINARA DEFEAT OF THE 
NEAPOLITANS GONSALVO RETREATS TO REGGIO 
FERDINAND RECOVERS HIS CAPITAL GONSALVO IN 
CALABRIA HIS SUCCESSES DECLINE OF THE FRENCH 
BESIEGED IN ATELLA GONSALVO SURPRISES LAINO 
ARRIVES BEFORE ATELLA RECEIVES THE TITLE OF GREAT 
CAPTAIN BEATS A DETACHMENT OF SWISS CAPITULATION 
OF MONTPENSIER MISERABLE STATE OF THE FRENCH 
DEATH OF FERDINAND OF NAPLES ACCESSION OF 
FREDERIC II TOTAL EXPULSION OF THE FRENCH REMARKS 
ON GUICCIARDINI AND GIOVIO SISMONDI
CHAPTER III 
. ITALIAN WARS.--GONSALVO SUCCORS THE POPE.--TREATY 
WITH FRANCE.-- ORGANIZATION OF THE SPANISH MILITIA. 
WAR ON THE SIDE OF ROUSSILLON THE POPE ASKS THE AID 
OF GONSALVO STORMING AND CAPTURE OF OSTIA 
GONSALVO ENTERS ROME HIS RECEPTION BY THE POPE 
RETURNS TO SPAIN PEACE WITH FRANCE FERDINAND'S 
VIEWS RESPECTING NAPLES HIS FAME ACQUIRED BY THE 
WAR INFLUENCE    
    
		
	
	
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