Irene trudged back to her suite in the monastery’s bell tower, hesitated to open the door, took a breath, then another, assumed her omnipotent demeanor, and walked in. In the mid-14th century, during the reign of Yusuf I, an elegant Nasrid palace was built at the east end of the Alhambra. In 1492, Queen Isabella I of Castile decided to repurpose it into the Monastery of San Francisco. She was initially buried in the chapel when she died in 1504.
