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Alfonso de Palencia

This chronicle, written in Latin, covers the time from the end of the reign of John II of Castile to the year 1481, including the reign of Henry IV of Castile; Henry IV’s war with Prince Alfonso; the War of the Castilian Succession; the consolidation of Castile and Aragon under Ferdinand and Isabella; and the signing of the Treaty of Alcáçovas.

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Of converso origin, Fernández de Palencia was educated at the palace of the bishop of Burgos, Paul of Burgos, a former rabbi who had been converted to Christianity by Saint Vincent Ferrer.

Henry IV of Castile

One of Henry's detractors, the historiographer Alfonso de Palencia wrote that the marriage had been a sham and accused Henry of despising his wife and planning to commit adultery to bear children.

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