342 examples of castile in sentences

Those Berbers hastened there from the middle of Sahara and the borders of Senegal to help the cause of Islamism against Spanish rule, as it was menaced through the victories of Alfonso of Castile.

Alfonzo Ramos with them came, The admiral of Castile.

The scene was strange, because the Moor, in southern cities reared, Had never seen how gay Castile on festal days appeared.

His seat was placed in honor 'mid ladies gay and bright, Mid warriors of Castile, the first in courage and in might.

After the disruption of the realm of the Almohades, the Moorish kingdom of Granada was established, and was held in vassalage to Castile, of which Ferdinand and Isabella, in 1474, became joint sovereigns.

Lastly was reared the royal standard by the king of arms, with the shout of "Castile!

After vainly submitting his plan to John II of Portugal, to the Genoese Government, and to Henry VII of England, he appealedat first without successto Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile.

The admiral went on shore with his boat well armed, and having the royal standard of Castile and Leon displayed, accompanied by the commanders of the other two vessels, each in his own boat, carrying the particular colors which had been allotted for the enterprise, which were white with a green cross and the letter F on one side, and on the other the names of Ferdinand and Isabella crowned.

With such thoughts they all spoke to one another secretly, determining to carry it out, and trusting that the King would not hang them all for the good reasons which they would give him; or else to secure their lives they would go to Castile until they were pardoned.

We determined to proceed to it, and, as it was inhabited by Christians, to repair our ships there, allow the men a little repose, and recruit our stock of provisions; because from this island to Castile there are three hundred leagues of ocean, without any land intervening.

And as the ships became dangerous to navigate with much longer, they remonstrated, saying that they wished to return to their homes in Castile, and not to tempt fortune and the sea any more.

Going, therefore, to certain islands, we possessed ourselves by force of two hundred thirty-two, and steered our course for Castile.

Here, having taken in our refreshments, we sailed for Castile, but the wind was contrary and we were obliged to go to the Canary Islands, from there to the island of Madeira, and thence to Cadiz.

The names of the monarchs of Castile were engraven on the trunks of the trees, and with shouts and acclamations they descended the sierra and entered the plain.

At length it returned in its violence to cover the spot where they were; then Balboa, in complete armor, lifting his sword in one hand, and in the other a banner on which was painted an image of the Virgin Mary with the arms of Castile at her feet, raised it, and began to march into the midst of the waves, which reached above his knees, saying in a loud voice: "Long live the high and mighty sovereigns of Castile!

At length it returned in its violence to cover the spot where they were; then Balboa, in complete armor, lifting his sword in one hand, and in the other a banner on which was painted an image of the Virgin Mary with the arms of Castile at her feet, raised it, and began to march into the midst of the waves, which reached above his knees, saying in a loud voice: "Long live the high and mighty sovereigns of Castile!

Conference between the kings of France and Castile; the artful policy of Louis XI prolongs discord in Spain.

Marriage of Princess Isabella of Castile to Ferdinand of Aragon.

Ferdinand and Isabella commence their joint reign in Castile.

Ferdinand the Catholic succeeds to the throne in Aragon; union of Castile and Aragon.

There, too, in another window are the arms of Castile and of Leon, a strange blazon to find in the Weald of Kent.

Towards 1340, Alphonse XI., king of Castile, caused a book on hunting to be compiled for his use; but it was not so popular as the instruction of Gaston Phoebus (Fig. 132).

In 1506 the King of Castile, Philippe le Beau, died of pleurisy, from a severe cold which he caught while playing tennis.

JOSEPH M. SADD, Castile, Genessee CO. N.Y.

He evinced a profound interest in the family history, insisted on having the details of its early alliances, and professed a great pride of race, which he had inherited from his father, who, though he had allied himself with the daughter of an alien race, had yet chosen one with the real azure blood in her veins, as proud as if she had Castile and Aragon for her dower and the Cid for her grandpapa.

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