Note 432 — Chapter VI · THE FINDING OF STRANGE COASTS.
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Footnote 432: He means that his friend Martinez has been a member of King Alfonso's household ever since the time before the civil wars that began with the attempted deposition of Henry IV. in 1465 and can hardly be said to have come to an end before the death of that prince in December, 1474. See Humboldt, Examen critique, tom. i. p. 225.[Back to Main Text]