Making of America Books

History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic. By William H. Prescott ...

70 CASTILE UNDER HENRY IV. PART articles of life were enhanced in value three, four, and even six fold. Those who owed debts eagerly anticipated the season of payment; and, as the creditors refused to accept it in the depreciated currency, it became a fruitful source of litigation and tumult, until the whole nation seemed on the verge of bankruptcy. In this general license, the right of the strongest was the only one which could make itself heard. The nobles, converting their castles into dens of robbers, plundered the property of the traveller, which was afterwards sold publicly in the cities. One of these robber chieftains, who held an important command on the frontiers of Murcia, was in the habit of carrying on an infamous traffic with the Moors by selling to them as slaves the Christian prisoners of either sex, whom he had captured in his marauding expeditions. When subdued by Henry, after a sturdy resistance, he was again received into favor, and reinstated in his possessions. The pusillanimous monarch knew neither when to pardon, nor when to punish. 9 But no part of Henry's conduct gave such umbrage to his nobles, as the facility with which he resigned himself to the control of favorites, whom he had created as it were from nothing, and whom he advanced over the heads of the ancient aristocCharacterof racy of the land. Among those especially disgustPacheco, malrus of ed by this proceeding, were Juan Pacheco, marquis of Villena, and Alfonso Carillo, archbishop of 9 Saez, Monedas de Enrique IV., de Palencia, Cor6nica, MS., cap. (Madrid, 1805,) pp. 2-5. —Alonso 36, 39. —Castillo, Cr6nica, cap. 19.

/ 552
Pages

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Pages 68-72 Image - Page 70 Plain Text - Page 70

About this Item

Title
History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic. By William H. Prescott ...
Author
Prescott, William Hickling, 1796-1859.
Canvas
Page 70
Publication
New York,: Harper & brothers,
1852.
Subject terms
Spain -- History
Ferdinand -- King of Spain, -- 1452-1516.
Isabella -- Queen of Spain, -- 1451-1504.

Technical Details

Link to this Item
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahy6589.0001.001
Link to this scan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/ahy6589.0001.001/208

Rights and Permissions

These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please go to http://www.umdl.umich.edu/ for more information.

Related Links

Manifest
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/moa:ahy6589.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation
"History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic. By William H. Prescott ..." In the digital collection Making of America Books. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahy6589.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.