Excerpt from History of the Conquest of Spain by the Arab-Moors, Vol. 1: With a Sketch of the Civilization Which They Achieved, and Imparted to EuropeThese were the principal motives which prompted me to write. A word is necessary as to the scope and character of the subject when brought under the rules of historical composition. When I began to study the history of Spain, I was surprised to find that it was in reality not one history, but two, clearly distinct from each other, and each re quiring a separate and different treatment. Let me illustrate and explain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.