Treaty of Granada (1491)
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The Treaty of Granada, also known as the Surrender of Granada or the Capitulations, was signed and ratified on November 25, 1491, between Boabdil, the sultan of Granada, and Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Castile, León, Aragon and Sicily. It ended the Granada War, which had started in 1482 and culminated in the siege and battle of Granada, which began in spring 1491.
The Surrender of Granada by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz: Boabdil surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella
Forced conversions under Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros were seen as violations of the treaty and the main reason for the later rebellions by the Muslim population. Painting by Edwin Long
Muhammad XII of Granada
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Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII (c. 1460–1533), known in Europe as Boabdil, was the 22nd and last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia.
Gold dinar of Muhammad XII
The Capitulation of Granada by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz, 1882: Muhammad XII surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella
The Farewells of King Boabdil at Granada (Les Adieux du roi Boabdil à Grenade) by Alfred Dehodencq (1822–1882).
Sword of Boabdil, Musée de Cluny.