believe that the king and his co - workers were most active in the first decade of the reign and then again in the last decade . The revolt of the Mudéjars in 1264 and the subsequent effort to pacify the realm before embarking on the ...
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Language: en
Pages: 416
Pages: 416
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Language: en
Pages: 589
Pages: 589
A truly groundbreaking book, presenting a portrait of Alfonso X, monarch and medieval intellectual "par excellence," and the extraordinary cultural history of Spain at that time.
Language: en
Pages: 260
Pages: 260
The thirteenth-century monarch Alfonso the Learned of Castile and his contemporary rival James the Conqueror, of Aragon-Catalonia, are key figures who made enduring contributions to Western civilization--although neither is well known to American students. This book explores the contrasts and convergences not only of the kings but of the scholarly-cultural
Language: en
Pages: 280
Pages: 280
Alfonso X (1221–1284) reigned as king of Castile and León from 1252 until his death. Known to history as El Sabio, the Wise, or the Learned, his appreciation for science and the arts led him to sponsor a number of books on the history of Spain since its Roman settlement.
Language: en
Pages: 628
Pages: 628
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