granada war Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/granada-war Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:39:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 GRANADA http://toursmaps.com/granada.html http://toursmaps.com/granada.html#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:30:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=227847 GRANADA Legend says that in 1492, when Moorish ruler Boabdil fled Granada (pop. 240,000), the last Muslim stronghold in Spain, his mother berated him for casting a longing look back at the Alhambra. You do well to weep as a woman, she told him, for what you could not defend as a man. A spectacular palace celebrated by poets and artists throughout the ages, the Alhambra continues to inspire melancholy in those who must leave its timeless beauty. The Albaicm, an enchanting maze of Moorish houses and twisting alleys, is Spain’s best-preserved Arab quarter and the only part of the

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