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439 rout Span- DEATH OF ALONSO DE AGUILAR. 439 warlike and pious house, who had fallen fighting chapter for their country and religion against the accursed '■ — sect of Mahomet. And there is good reason to believe," continues the same orthodox authority, " that his soul has received the glorious reward of the Christian soldier ; since he was armed on that very morning with the blessed sacraments of con- fession and communion." ^° The victorious Moors, all this time, were driving: B'^-^'^y ' ' O of the « the unresisting Spaniards, like so many terrified deer, down the dark steeps of the sierra. The count of Urena, who had seen his son stretched by his side, and received a severe wound himself, made the most desperate efforts to rally the fugi- tives, but was at length swept away by the torrent. Trusting himself to a faithful adalid, who knew the passes, he succeeded with much difficulty in reaching the foot of the mountain, with such a small remnant of his followers as could keep in his track.^^ Fortunately, he there found the count of Cifuentes, who had crossed the river with the 20 Reyes de Aragon, torn. U. fol. 21 "Tambien el Conde de Urena, •Jin "J 4 1 Mai herido en demasia, rx^ ■ ,,11/. I ,- 1, Sesaledelabatalla The hero s body, left on the field Lievado por una guia. of battle, was treated with decent " Que sabia bien la senda respect by the Moors, who restored ^^^^^ Moros^dexabl muertos it to King Ferdinand ; and the sove- For su grande vaientia. reif^ns caused it to be interred " Tambien algunos se escapan, with all suitable pomp in the church ^"" ^' """" ^"""^^ '" ''^""'°" of St. Hypolito at Cordova. Many Oviedo, speaking of this retreat of years afterwards the marchioness the good count and his followers, of Priego, his descendant, had the says, " Volvieron lasriendas asus tomb opened ; and, on examining caballos, y se retiraron a mas que the mouldering remains, the iron galope por la multitud de los Infi- head of a lance, received in his last eles." Quincuagenas, MS., bat. mortal struggle, was found buried 1, quinc. 1, dial. 36. in the bones. Bleda, Coronica, lib. 5, cap. 26.