Civil Wars of Granada

novel by Pérez de Hita

Also known as: “Guerras civiles de Granada”, “Historia de los vandos de los Zegríes y Abencerrages”(Show More)

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Guerras civiles de Granada (The Civil Wars of Granada) is a Spanish historical novel by Ginés Pérez de Hita, published in two parts (1595–1619). It is considered the first Spanish historical novel and is noted for its inclusion of Moorish border ballads.1

The novel's first part depicts Moorish life in Granada before its Christian conquest in 1492, establishing the stereotype of the romantic Moor in European literature. The second part reflects Pérez de Hita's experiences in suppressing the revolt of the Moors in the Alpujarras mountains (1568–71). The historical context of Granada involves the Nasrid dynasty, internal strife, and eventual surrender to the Catholic Monarchs in 1492, marking the end of Muslim political power in the Iberian Peninsula.123

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…Guerras civiles de Granada (“The Civil Wars of Granada”). The book is considered the first Spanish historical novel and the last important collection of Moorish border ballads, the latter punctuating the book’s narrative.
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…Guerras civiles de Granada (“The Civil Wars of Granada”). The book is considered the first Spanish historical novel and the last important collection of Moorish border ballads, the latter punctuating the book’s narrative.
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