Excerpt from History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, Vol. 2 of 3: The Catholic
The Queen's favorable Disposition; Final Arrangement with Columbus; He sails on his First Voyage; Indifference to his Enterprise; Acknowledgements due to Isabella; 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; 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
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