. Mediæval and modern history . The Alhambra: Palace of the Moorish Kings at Granada(From a photograph) §226] THE EPIC OF THE CID 207 distress, were expelled from the country. It is estimated thatbetween two and three hundred thousand of this unhappy racewere forced to seek an asylum in other lands. Thus, at the same time that Ferdinand and Isabella were doingso much to foster the national life, their unfortunate religious zealwas planting the upas tree which was destined completely to over-shadow and poison the springing energies of the nation. 226. Death of Ferdinand and Isabella. Queen Isab
. Mediæval and modern history . The Alhambra: Palace of the Moorish Kings at Granada(From a photograph) §226] THE EPIC OF THE CID 207 distress, were expelled from the country. It is estimated thatbetween two and three hundred thousand of this unhappy racewere forced to seek an asylum in other lands. Thus, at the same time that Ferdinand and Isabella were doingso much to foster the national life, their unfortunate religious zealwas planting the upas tree which was destined completely to over-shadow and poison the springing energies of the nation. 226. Death of Ferdinand and Isabella. Queen Isabella diedin 1504, and Ferdinand followed her in the year 1516, upon. Fig. 42. Recumbent Effigy of Queen Isabella. (From themagnificent sarcophagus in the Royal Chapel at Granada) which latter event the crown of Spain descended to their grandson,Charles, of whom we shall hear much hereafter as the EmperorCharles V. With his reign the modern history of Spain begins. Beginnings of the Spanish Language and Literature 227. The Language. After the union of Castile and Aragonit was the language of the former that became the speech of theSpanish court. During the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella itgradually gained ascendancy over the numerous dialects of thecountry and became at last the national speech. By the conquestsand colonizations of the sixteenth century this Castilian speechwas destined to become only less widely spread than is theEnglish tongue. 228. The Poem of the Cid. Castilian or Spanish literaturebegins in the twelfth century with the romance poem of the Cid,one of the best-known literary productions of the mediaeval grand national po
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