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Alphonso VII. ^ addition underline K. of Arragon /underline /addition marrying Alphonso VI. ^ addition underline K of Castile's /underline /addition daughter, addition underline Uraca /underline /addition after his father in Law's death, united those two Kms. in 1009.

Alphonso's marriage being declar'd void, Alphonso Uraca's Son by her first marriage got Gallicia, & She kept Castile for herself; but behaving infamously was oblig'd by ye. People to deletion unclear /deletion yield deletion unclear [[/deletion]^ addition her Dominions /addition to her Son.

Some authors think yt about this ^ addition time addition ye. Justicia an officer who was to limit ye. Regal Power, & defend ye. priviledges of ye. people of Arragon was instituted. others immagin yt. this officer was president of ye. Ricos deletion Hombres /deletion addition Hombres /addition which consisted of ye. great men of ye. Country, who had much ye. same powers of an British Parl. at this day.

On Alphonso of Arragon's death, deletion ye Arrogonese /deletion addition his Subjects /addition made Ramire who had ^ addition underline been /underline /addition 40 years in deletion their /deletion addition a /addition convent their K; & ye. Navarrese proclaim'd Garcias ^ addition underline their Sovereign /underline /addition Ramires Son. deletion by ye unclear /deletion

Alphonso of Portugal was in 1139 proclaim'd K. of yt. Country; which displeas'd Alphonso of Castile, ^ addition but /addition who wisely resolv'd not to attack him.

Leon & Castile were in 1217. reunited under Ferd. II.

Ferd. K of Arragon espous'd Isabella sister of John II. K. of Castile; & by yt., these two Kms, were united. in 1479. In 1478. ye. inquisition was establish'd in Spain for punishing ye. Moors & Jews; ye accusers never appearing, ye. Prisoner can never clear himself. an end was put to ye. Moorish Power in Spain in 1492. Ferd. to compleat it, deletion unclear /deletion banish'd all ye. Moors ^ addition & Jews /addition to ye. number of 170,000. families; 'tis owing to this weak step, yt. so great a part of Spain is now uninhabited & uncultivated.

Columbus's ^ addition scheme of underline going to seek for a new country /underline /addition being rejected by ye. English & Portuguese, after 7. years, he got from Ferd. 17,000. Ducats to fit out 3 small Ships; with this small expence did ye. Spaniards get deletion their /deletion addition a /addition footing in America, which produces them such immence Riches, & has made them a Maritime Power.

Ferd. got Naples in 1500. When Isabella died Philip her son succeeded deletion her, /deletion but dying soon after, deletion was settle'd on /deletion Ferd. ^ addition underline got ye possession /underline /addition for his life, tho' ye Emp. Maseimilian claim'd it for his Grandson Charles. Ferd in 1510. seiz'd ye. Km. of Navarre.