Alhama

The name Alhama, met with in several parts of Spain, merely denotes

Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886

On this stream the inhabitants depended for their supply of water, the place being destitute of fountains and cisterns, from which circumstance it is called Alhama "la seca," or "the dry."

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821

Stage 1: San Pedro del Pinatar to Alhama de Murcia, 178.7km

Alberto Contador back in the saddle for Vuelta a Murcia 2011

The taking of Zahara, of which the Moors possessed themselves by surprise, afforded an occasion for the war; which opened happily with the conquest of Alhama March, 1482.

Archive 2007-10-28 de Brantigny........................ 2007

The taking of Zahara, of which the Moors possessed themselves by surprise, afforded an occasion for the war; which opened happily with the conquest of Alhama March, 1482.

Isabella I, La Catolica de Brantigny........................ 2007

The sun, as he sank behind the purple mountains of Alhama, sent a stream of effulgence up the valley of the Darro, that spread a melancholy pomp over the ruddy towers of the Alhambra; while the Vega, covered with a slight sultry vapor that caught the setting ray, seemed spread out in the distance like a golden sea.

The Alhambra 2002

The sun, as he sank behind the purple mountains of Alhama, sent a stream of effulgence up the valley of the Darro, that spread a melancholy pomp over the ruddy towers of the Alhambra; while the Vega, covered with a slight sultry vapor that caught the setting ray, seemed spread out in the distance like a golden sea.

The Alhambra 2002

The first is from the _Hebrew Melodies_ (1815); the next is selected from _The Siege of Corinth_ (1816), 22-33; _Alhama_

Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Various

The pages of Strada are darkened by the stormy passions of a battling age, crossed with the lurid light of Moorish tragedies; an _ay de mi Alhama_ moans under his pride and bigotry.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

The taking of Zahara, of which the Moors possessed themselves by surprise, afforded an occasion for the war; which opened happily with the conquest of Alhama (March, 1482).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913