How the Reconquista Changed Rural Life in Medieval Spain
Archaeological evidence from Valencia and Granada reveals how the Reconquista transformed medieval Spain’s countryside—reshaping irrigation, farming, and village life as Islamic and Christian cultures met and merged.
El Cid, Cluny and the Medieval Spanish Reconquista
Rodrigo Díaz, better known by his title El Cid, has traditionally been portrayed as one of the great heroes of Spanish history, perhaps the perhaps the Spanish national hero par excellence.
Opposing Identity: Muslims, Christians and the Military Orders in Rural Aragon
Opposing Identity: Muslims, Christians and the Military Orders in Rural Aragon Gerrard, Christopher Medieval Archaeology, Vol.43 (2000) Abstract This paper addresses the issue…