Note 97 — Chapter IV · REBELLION OF THE MORISCOES.
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"Quando entendieron que peleaban contra el campo del Marques de los Velez, á quien los Moros de aquella tierra solian llamar Ibiliz Arraez el Hadid, que quiere decir, diabolo cabeza de hierro, perdieron esperanza de vitoria."—Marmol, Rebelion de Granada, tom. i. p. 451.
Hita, who was a native of Murcia, and followed Los Velez to the war, gives an elaborate portrait of this powerful chief, whom he extols as one of the most valiant captains in the world, rivalling in his achievements the Cid, Bernardo del Carpio, or any other hero of greatest renown in Spain.—Guerras de Granada, tom. ii. p. 68 et seq.