Cerignola, Gonsalvo encamps at,
iii. 74. Battle of, 76, 114, 120.
Loss at, 78.

Charles VIII. of France, his early
education, ii. 265. His preten-
sions to Naples, 266. His ne-
gotiations respecting Roussillon,
268. Counsellors of, in the pay
of Ferdinand, 269. His meas-
ures for invading Italy, 272.
Sends an envoy to the Spanish
court, 274. Ferdinand's special
mission to him, 275. His dis-
satisfaction, 276. Crosses the
Alps with a formidable army,
277. Enters Rome, 278. Second
mission to, from Ferdinand,
285. His dissatisfaction, 286.
Enters Naples, 288. General
hostility to him, 289. His in-
discretion after the league of
Venice, 293. His general con-
duct, 296. Plunders works of
art, 297. Goes through the
ceremony of coronation, 298.
His retreat, 298.

His disregard

for Italy, 317. His death, iii. 3.
Cause of his failure in Italy, 159.
Charles V. (the First of Spain),
birth of, iii. 61, 62, note. Pro-
posal for the union of, with the
princess Claude, 63. Named
king by Isabella, 178. Made to
assume the title of king of Cas-
tile, 287. Regards himself as
excluded by Ferdinand from his
rightful possession, 386. Adrian
of Utrecht, preceptor of and en-
voy to Ferdinand, 401. Erects
a marble mausoleum over the
remains of Ferdinand and Isa-

bella, 407.
425. Prepares to embark for
his Spanish dominions, 434.
His proposed union with the
daughter of Francis I., 434.
Lands in Spain, 434. His un-
grateful letter to Ximenes, 435.
Indebted to the reign of Ferdi
nand and Isabella, 519.
Charles of Bourbon, his generous
conduct to the heirs of Gian-
none, iii. 492, note.
Chivalry, circumstances favor-
able to, in Spain, i. 16. Ro
mances of, 308. Continuance
of, in Spain, iii. 513. See Mili
tary Orders.
Christians sold as slaves, i. 168,
451. Treatment of, by the
Spanish Arabs, 370. Liberation
of, 497. Release of, at Malaga,
ii. 36; at Oran, iii. 322.
Church of Rome, measures for
preventing usurpations by the,
i. 314. Resisted by the cortes
of Castile, 315. Treatment of
the, by the sovereigns, iii. 456.
See Pope.
Church plate, appropriation of,
for the support of the royal
treasury, i. 253.

Proclaimed king,

Cicero, his country-seat, ii, 121,
note.

Cid, remarks on the, i. 13, note.
Cifuentes, Don Juan de Silvą
count of, i. 453.
Cisneros, Francisco Ximenez de
See Ximenes.
Classical literature, in Spain, ii. 196.
Claude, the princess, daughter of
Louis XII., iii. 63.

Clemencin, Diego, author of the
sixth volume of the "Memoirs
of the Royal Spanish Academy
of History," i. 324, note.
Clergy, on the education of the,
in Spain, ii. 201. Their habits,
396. Their opposition to Tala-
vera's mild policy for the con-
version of the Moors, 407. The
queen's measures for circum-
scribing the powers of the, iii.
456. Their wealth, 457, note.
The queen's care of their morals,
458. See Ecclesiastics.
Coin, debasement of, in Castile, i.
167, 319. Enactments respect-
ing, 319.
Colonies, careful provision made
for the, ii. 485. Emigration to
the, encouraged, 486. License
for private voyages to the, 487.
Spirit of the legislation of the,
492. Trade of, confined to
Seville, 494. Articles of com-
merce in the, 498. Slavery
there, iii. 499. Administration
of the government of the, 502.
See Hispaniola and West
Indies.
Colonna, Prospero, sent to harass
the French, iii. 142. His visit
to Isabella, 174, note. Successor
to Gonsalvo, at Naples, 291.
Columbus, Christopher, early his-
tory of, ii. 114. His belief of
land in the west, 115, 117. Ap-
plies to Portugal, 118; to the
court at Castile, 119. His case
referred to a council, 120. His
application rejected, 121. His
pplication to Medina Sidonia

Pre-

and Medina Celi, 122.
pares to leave Spain, 122. Pe-
riod of his residence with the
duke of Medina Celi, 123, note.
Interposition in his behalf, 124.
Present at the surrender of
Granada, 125. Urges his suit
before Ferdinand and Isabella,
125. The nature of his demands,
126. Isabella favorable towards,
127. Final arrangement with,
128. Sails on his first voyage,
130. Indifference to his enter-
prise, 131. His tribute to Isa-
bella, 133, note. Returns from
his voyage, 158. Invited to
Barcelona, 158. The West In
dies discovered by, 159. His
visit to Portugal, 159. His re-
ception by John II., 159, note
His reception at Palos, 160.
His progress to Barcelona, 162.
His reception at the court, 162.
His interview with the sover-
eigns, 163. Sensations caused
by his discovery, 164. Royal
attentions shown to, at Barce-
lona, 166. Preparations for his
second voyage, 167, 169, 176.
Instructions to, respecting the
natives, 169. New powers
granted to, 170. Sails on his
second voyage, 177. Com-
plaints against him, 460. His
second return, 461. Reaction
of public feeling respecting him,
462. The queen's confidence in
him unshaken, 462. Honors
conferred on him, 463. Diffi-
culties as to his third voyage,
464.

Sails, 465. Discovers

niola, 466.
against him, 467. Superseded
in his government, and sent to
Spain, by Bobadilla, 473. His
reception, 474. Ovando com-
missioned in his stead, 477.
Remarks respecting the delay
to send him out, 479. Equip-
ment for his fourth and last
voyage, 481. His despondency,
481. Last letter of the sover-
eigns to him, 483. Sails, 483.
Forbidden to touch at Hispani-
ola though in distress, 484. Re-
markable fate of his enemies,
484. Dissatisfied with
license for private voyages, 489,
note. Affected by the death of
Isabella, iii. 189. His return
from his last voyage, 245. Learns
Isabella's death, 246. His ill-
ness, 247. Visits the court, 248.
Unjust treatment of, by Ferdi-
nand, 249. Declines in health
and spirits, 250. His death, 251.
His person and habits, 252. His
enthusiasm, 253. His lofty
character, 254. Remarks re-
specting the family of, 255, note.
Columbus, Diego, son of Christo-

Loud complaints

the

pher Columbus, iii. 255, note.
Columbus, Ferdinand, his History

of the Admiral, ii. 507. Notice
of, iii. 255, note.

Comines, minister of Charles
VIII., at Venice, ii. 290, 291. His
account of his negotiations con-
firmed by the minutes of the
senate, 291, note.

Treat-

granted to the, i. 23.
ment of, by John I., 30. Per-
manent committee of the, re-
sides at court, 46, note. Op-
pression of the, 108; its con-
sequences, III. State of the,
under the reign of Ferdinand
and Isabella, iii. 459. Their
consideration, 461.
Complutensian Polyglot Bible.
See Polyglot.

Concubinage, practised by the
clergy in Spain, i. 42.
Conde, his works respecting the
Moors, i. 410.
Condottieri, mercenaries in Italy,
described, ii. 278.
Confiscation decreed against here-
tics, i. 358.

Coplas, by Don Jorge Manrique,
ii. 228.
Cordova, Alonso Hernandez de.
See Aguilar.
Cordova, Diego Fernandez de, i.

468.

Cordova, Gonsalvo de, a negotiator
of a treaty for the surrender of
Granada, ii. 92. Land-forces
against Charles VIII. intrusted
to, 284. His early life, 301.
His brilliant qualities, 302. His
gallantry to the queen, 304.
Raised to the Italian command,
304. Arrives in Sicily, 305.
Lands in Calabria, 306. His
prudence in regard to the battle
of Seminara, 308. His bravery,
311. His retreat to Reggio, 311.
His movements in Southern

Calabria, 314. His successes,
315. Summoned to the aid
of Ferdinand, in Atella, 318.
Surprises Laino, 319. Arrives
before Atella, 321. Receives
the title of Great Captain, 321.
Beats a detachment of Swiss,
322.
Succors the pope by
storming and capturing Ostia,
332. Enters Rome, 332. His
reception by the pope, 333; by
Frederick, at Naples, 334. Re-
turns to Spain, 334. Marches
against Huejar, 426. Fleet fitted
out under, iii. 12. Sails against
the Turks, 13. Storms and cap-
tures St. George, 17, 18. Honors
paid to, 19. Conduct of, to-
wards Frederick, 24. Invades
Calabria, 25. Invests Tarento,
26. His munificence, 27. Pun-
ishes a mutiny, 28. Tarento
surrenders to, 30. His forces,
42. Retires to Barleta, 44.
His spirit, 51. Routs the French,
54. Captures Ruvo, 57. Re-
turns to Barleta, 58. His treat-
ment of the prisoners, 59. Pre-
pares to leave Barleta, 60. Re-
fuses to comply with the condi-
tions of the treaty of Lyons, 71.
Marches out of Barleta, 72.
Distress of the troops under, 73.
Encamps before Cerignola, 74.
His forces, 75. Routs the
French, 78. Pursues the enemy,
80. His entry into Naples, 83.
His movements against Gaeta,
84, 86.
Concessions to, by the
pope, 114. Sends a detachment
near to the city of Rome, 118.

Repulsed before Gaeta, 120.
Strength of his forces, 121.
Takes post at San Germano,
123. His bloody resistance at
the bridge of Garigliano, 127.
Strengthens his position, 129.
Great distress of the army of,
130. His remarkable resolu-
tion, 131. Secures the alliance
of the Orsini, 138. Crosses the
Garigliano, and pursues the
French, 142. Routs the enemy,
144. His treatment of the
Angevin lords, 149, note. His
courtesy to the vanquished, 150.
Takes possession of Gaeta, 152.
His enthusiastic reception, 153.
Extortions and clamors of the
troops under, 154. His liber-
ality to his officers, 155. Re-
view of his military conduct, 160.
His reform of the military ser-
vice, 161. His influence over
the army, 163. His confidence
in the character of the Spaniards,
163. His politic deportment to
the Italians, 164. Position of
his army, 165. Results of the
campaigns under, 166. Me-
moirs of, 166, note. Affected by
the death of Isabella, 188. His
communications with Philip the
Handsome, 219, note. Dis-
trusted by Ferdinand, 261.
Loyalty of, 264. His reception
of Ferdinand at Naples, 277.
Ferdinand's confidence in, 289.
Grief of the Neapolitans at his
departure, 291. Compliments
to, by Louis XII., 294. His re-
ception in Spain, and progress