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De Hita was born in 1544 in Mula, Spain.
(Excerpt from Las Guerras Civiles, or the Civil War of Gra...)
Excerpt from Las Guerras Civiles, or the Civil War of Granada, Vol. 1: And the History of the Factions of the Zegries and Abencerrages, the Noble Families of That City, to the Final Conquest It would greatly exceed the limits of a Preface, to attempt a regular account of thefe wars fuffice it to fay, that A'lphonfo the VI. Conquered Toledo in 1085, wheh 1n'1212; another formidable invafion of the Moors, under Mir'amaniolin, from Africa, threatened the entire fubjugatiori of the kingdom of Spain; a battle was at length fought' near Tolofo, which, after a hard firug'gle, finally terminated in favor of the Chrit'tians.' In 1234, Ferdinand the III. Conquered Cordova; and from that period, after five hundred years of fplendour, the glory of the city declined, About this time a powerful kingdom arofe in Granada, 'hihibli' had been peopled atfithe firft invalidn of epain,3 W111 NP R e?*a cm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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De Hita was born in 1544 in Mula, Spain.
De Hita served in the campaign of 1569-1571 against the Moriscos, and in 1572 wrote a rhymed history of tbe city of Lorca which remained unpublished till 1889. He owes his wide celebrity to the Historia de los bandos de los Zegríes y Abencerrajes (1595-1619), better known as the Guerras civiles de Granada, which purports to be a chronicle based on an Arabic original ascribed to a certain Aben-Hamin. Abed-Hamin is a fictitious character, and the "Wars of Granada" is, in reality, a historical novel, perhaps the earliest example of its kind, and certainly the first historical novel that attained popularity. In the first part, the events which led to the downfall of Granada are related with uncommon brilliancy, and Pérez de Hita's sympathetic transcription of life at the Emir's court has clearly suggested the conventional presentation of the picturesque, chivalrous Moor in the pages of Mlle de Scudéry, Mme de Lafayette, Châteaubriand and Washington Irving. The second part is concerned with the author's personal experiences and the treatment is effective; yet, though Calderón's play, Amar después de la muerte, is derived from it, this less picturesque second part has never enjoyed the vogue or influence of the first. The exact date of Pérez de Hita's death is unknown. His blank verse rendering of the Crónica Troyana, written in 1596, exists in manuscript.
(Excerpt from Las Guerras Civiles, or the Civil War of Gra...)