Calvert, Albert Frederick, 1872-1946, Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine), 1867-1928 · London : J. M. Dent & co. · leaf 95
sistance could beoffered to the enemy by a kingdom divided againstitself, this prince swooped down on Almeria, andslew the governor, but failed, alas ! to secure Boabdil,who, warned in time, fled to Cordova. There hethrew himself upon the mercy of the Catholicsovereigns. Az-Zaghal returned to… … u T3 C a& b o 70 GRANADA and Gaucin, while Boabdil negotiated with his unclefrom his asylum at Cordova. His fathers deathstrengthened his claims to the tottering throne, anda compact was entered into, whereby he was to occupythe Albaicin, while Mohammed XI. reigned in theAlhambra. Wishful to…
