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Boabdil
[ boh-uhb-dil; Spanish baw-ahb-theel ]
noun
- abu-AbdallahEl Chico, died 1533?, last Moorish king of Granada 1482–83, 1486–92.
Boabdil
/ boaβˈðil /
noun
- Boabdil?1538MMoorishSpanishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler original name Abu-Abdullah , called El Chico , ruled as Mohammed XI . died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)
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The Sierra de la Morena stood as a huge, natural rampart around the ancient kingdom of Boabdil.
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Poor Boabdil, on whom the blame of all his country's disasters has been laid by historians, Christian and Arab!
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This is the portrait which English travellers, and even the usually correct Baedeker, persist in mistaking for Boabdil's.
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No aid came, and at the end of December Boabdil sent a message to Ferdinand to come and take possession of the city.
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Granada itself was in the hands of Boabdil, who hastened to congratulate his liege lord and lady upon their triumph over Malaga.
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