A History of Spain From the Earliest Times to the Death of Ferdinand the Catholic Originally published in 1900, the author was very well known for his studies on the Cervantis proverbs, in this history he used important sources from the works of Mariana, Masdeu Lafuente,Gayangos,Richard Ford, Dozy, the Spanish state papers amongst others. Keywords: Spain -- History This is a hugely comprehensive work detailing the genesis of the Spanish state and people. Contents include: Celtiberians, Numantia, Hispania Romana, Barbarians, Christianity, Kingdom of Toulouse, Leovgild, Great Metropolitans, Church and State, Last of the Goths, Failure of the Visigoths, Moslem Conquest, Kingdom of Asturias, Islam, Santiago, Caliphate of Cordova. Kingdom of Leon, The Cid, Averroes, Rise of Aragon, Dominic, Imperium Romanum, Great Military Orders, James I of Aragon, Alfonso X of Castile, Universities, Foreign Policy of Aragon, Domestic Dischord in Castile, Peter the Cruel, Aragon in Spain, Castile Beyond the Sea, Constitutional History, Alfonso of Aragon, John II of Castile Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.