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Intellectual Cartographic Spaces: Alfonso X, the Wise and the Foundation of the Studium Generale of Seville

Medievalists.net — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:10:05 +0000

This dissertation, "Intellectual Cartographic Spaces: Alfonso X, the Wise and the Foundations of the Studium Generale of Seville," I reevaluate Spain's medieval history, specifically focusing on the role of Alfonso X and his court in the development of institutions of higher education in thirteenth-century Andalusia.

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Beyond the Border. The aristocratic mobility between the kingdoms of Portugal and León (1157- 1230)

Medievalists.net — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:18:01 +0000

During the reigns of Fernando II and Alfonso IX, the kingdom of León became home to several Portuguese aristocrats. Their relations with the Galician and Leonese nobility helped them create many cross-border ties and a powerful network of family-based relationships which heavily influenced the course of the main political conflicts of this period.

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Organizing the Greed for Gain. Alfonso X of Spain’s Law on Gambling Houses

Medievalists.net — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:23:46 +0000

The “Ordenamiento de las tafurerias” is a law code about gambling, established by a certain Maestre Roldan in 1276 or 1277 CE (1314 / 1315 era hisp.)by command of King Alfonso X of Castile. It represents the most detailed and exhaustive regulation of gambling from the Middle Ages, providing useful information about the practice of gambling, the presumed or real problems connected to it, and the measures taken by authorities.

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The Price of Alfonso’s Wisdom. Nationalist Translation Policy in Thirteenth-Century Castile

Medievalists.net — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:08:57 +0000

First, how can we say where and when translation began in any country? The origins of translation are surely to be associated with the first evidence of trade, and trade was certainly carried out in the Spain of the Romans, the Visigoths, and of course the centuries of Islamic domination.

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Jewish Collaborators in Alfonso’s Scientific Work

Medievalists.net — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:09:03 +0000

What is remarkable about the Jewish translators whose work was sponsored by Alfonso, following an already old tradition of Jewish translation activity, was their concentration almost exclusively on scientific literature and their significant contribution to the development of the Spanish language.

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The Muslim/Mudejar in the Cantigas of Alfonso X, el Sabio

Medievalists.net — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:09:08 +0000

A great deal of current interest has been sparked regarding Alfonso X's attitudes towards the various minorities which comprised his dominions. An excellent place to begin any serious re-assesment of alfonsine ideas of tolerance and intolerance is provided by the Cantigas of Santa María, the king's greatest contribution to medieval art and letters.

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Battle-seeking commanders in the later Middle Ages: Phases of Generalship in the War of the Two Pedros

Medievalists.net — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:56:26 +0000

Thanks to the influence of the imperial military writer, Vegetius, it has long been understood that in the Middle Ages defense operations were much preferred to those of an offensive nature.

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Ssegunt natura de los cielos e de las otras cosas spirituales: Alfonso X, Astrology, and Kingship

Medievalists.net — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:27:24 +0000

This thesis uses Alfonso's scientific texts to analyze how and why astrology was particularly useful to a thirteenth century king.

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Stupor Mundi: Alfonso X of Castile, the Learned

Medievalists.net — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:33:35 +0000

Stupor Mundi: Alfonso X of Castile, the Learned Burns, Robert I. THE LIBRARY OF IBERIAN RESOURCES ONLINE, Emperor of Culture: Alfonso X the Learned of Castile and His Thirteenth-Century Renaissance Abstract In 1984, many countries celebrated the seven-hundredth anniversary of the death of the most remarkable king in the history of the West, Alfonso X […]

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Hispanic Hebrew Poetry: a Bridge between the Bible and Medieval

Medievalists.net — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:53:54 +0000

Hispanic Hebrew Poetry: a Bridge between the Bible and Medieval Iberian Literatures Doron, Aviva (University of Haifa) eHumanista: Volume 14, (2010) Abstract While literature tends to reflect historic, religious and social processes, intercultural contacts are reflected mainly in the works of poets from minority groups, as they speak the languages of their environment and are […]

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