The middle ages in the iberian
peninsula - CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS
1) THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHRISTIAN
KINGDOMS
Some Christians resisted the Muslim conquests in
montainous areas in the north. These areas developed into
dependent kingdoms known as the CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS
Scheme
Reino de Asturias
Reino de león
Condado de castilla
Reino de navarra
Reino de Castilla y León
951
854
Reino de Pamplona
Reino de Navarra
Condado de Aragón
Reino de Navarra (1004-1035
Reino de Navarra
Reino de Aragón y Navarra
Reino de Aragón
Reino de Aragón y Navarra
(1076-1134)
Reino de Navarra
Reino de Aragón
Corona de Aragón
1137
Reino de Castilla y León
Reino de
portugal
Corona de
Castilla
Reino de
León
Reino de
Castilla
Corona de Aragón
1128
Condados catalanes
Corona de Aragón
Historical Periods
1) The first Christian kingdoms (722-1035)
Cantabrian
area
Kingdom of Asturias >LATER> Kingdom of Leon >LATER>
Unified with Kingdom of Castilla (Kingdom of Castilla y Leon)
County of Castilla >LATER> Kingdom of Castilla >LATER>
Unified with Kingdom of Leon (Kingdom of Castilla y Leon
REMEMBER!!!
722: Don Pelayo (Visigoth noble) defeated
the Muslims at the battle of Covadonga
The first christian kingdom was created: Kingdom of Asturias
Later, one of its counties became intependent: Kingdom of Castilla
COUNTY / KINGDOM OF CASTILLA
The Kingdom of Asturias was frequently attacked by the Muslims so they established
several counties to defend the kingdom in which many of them had castles
1030
Castilla was unified with the kingdom of Pamplona. Sancho III el Mayor of
Pamplona and Fernan Gonzalez's granddaughter marriage
10th century
The counties where unified by the count Fernñan Gonzalez (931)
1035
Castilla was inheritied by Fernando I (from his dad,
Sancho III), so it became an independent kingdom
1037
Fernando I defeated the king of León (Bermuno III)
and formed the Kingdom of Castilla y León
KINGDOM OF ASTURIAS (OR
LEON)
It was created after the battle
of Covadonga (722) Capital:
Oviedo
Early 10th century
The kingdom had expanded until the Duero river. The capital
was moved to León: Kingdom of Asturias >>>>Kingdom of León
End 10th
century
Almanzor stopped the
expansion
Pyrenean area
Kingdom of Pamplona >LATER> Kingdom of
Navarra
County of Aragón >LATER> Kingdom of
Aragón
Catalan
Counties
REMEMBER!!!
732: Charles Martel defeated the
Muslims at the battle of Poitiers
Beginning of the 9th century: Charlemagne conquered Girona &
Barcelona: Spanish March. The Spanish March was formed by...
KINGDOM OF
PAMPLONA
9th century
A vascon family gained independence from the muslims (711-799) and
franks (799-810) and established the Kingdom of Pamplona
11th century
The Kingdom was at its peak under Sancho III el Mayor,
who ruled over Pamplona, Aragón and Castilla
Sancho III died in 1035 and
divided his territory among his
sons:
Pamplona: García
III
Castilla:
Fernando I
Now they become independent
kingdoms
Aragón:
Ramiro I
COUNTY / KINGDOM OF
ARAGON
9th century
It was a county under control of the
Franks. It soon became independent
10th century
It was made part of the kingdom of Pamplona
1035
Sancho III died and his son Ramiro I inherited the territories
of Aragon and made it an independent kingdom
CATALAN COUNTIES
End 8th century
The area was conquered by the Franks
and became part of the Spanish March
End 9th century (878)
Wifredo el Velloso unified all the Catalan Counties
End 10th century (988)
They become independent from the Franks since the Franks didn't
help the count of Barcelona when the city was plundered by Almanzor
2) Expansion of the Christian
Kingdoms
At the end of...
the 15th century
Kingdom of Portugal
11th century
it was a county of the Kingdom of Castilla & León (1096)
1143
It became and independent kingdom, when
the count of portugal and the king of Castilla y
León signed the Treaty of Zamora
Crown of Castilla
Territorial conquests
In AL-ANDALUS
1085: Toledo by Alfonso VI
12th century: Cuenca
13th century: after Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
Cordoba, Jaen & Sevilla by Fernando III
Cádiz & Murcia by Alfonso X
1492: Nasrid Kingdom of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs
IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Canary Islands, Melilla, America...
Times
11th-12th century
Castilla & León, that had been unified by Fernando I in
1037, went throught several unifications & divisions
1143
The county of portugal became an
independent kingdom
1230
Fernando III definitely unifies Castilla & León. It
becomes the CROWN OF CASTILLA
1479
Dynastic union of the Crowns of
Castilla (Isabel) & Aragón (Fernando)
Kingdom of navarra (or Pamplona)
Territorial conquests
Navarra wasn't able to expand due to the
expansion of the Crowns of Castilla and Aragon
Times
1035
Sancho III el Mayor divided it between his sons:
Pamplona: Garcia III
Castilla: Fernando I
Aragón: Ramiro I
1512
Annexed to Spain
Crown of Aragón
Times
1035
Aragon became independent
kingdom under Ramiro I
1137
Petronila married Ramón de Berenguer IV.
Unification of the Kingdom of
Aragón and the Catalan Counties
CROWN OF ARAGÓN
1479
Dynastic union of the
Crowns of Castilla (Isabel)
& Aragón (Fernando)
Dynastic union: union of several
kingdoms that are governed by the
same king. However, each kingdom
is independent and keeps its own
institutions and laws
Territorial conquests
IN AL-ANDALUS
1118: Zaragoza
12th century: Lleida by Ramón de Berenguer IV
13th century: Mallorca, Valencia by Jaime I
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Silicy, Sardina, Naples...
the 16th century (1512)
Spain
Portugal
2) POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS
The Crown of Castilla and the Crown of
Aragon had different political oranizations
The Monarchy
Each Christian kingdoms were governed by kings
but the power was different in each territory
Crown of Castilla
Unitarian monarchy: territory was a single entity,
all power was centralised in the king. It was
characterised by the principe of authoritarianism
Crown of Aragon
The territory was composed by several kingdoms wich had certain
independence. It was characterised by the principle of pactism (the
central government had to reach agreements with the regional
Government Institutions
Kings were helped in government by...
(In the beginning) The Royal Council
> Assembly of nobles & clergy
(Late 12th Century onwards) The Cortes > assembly
of nobles, clergy & city representatives (burgeoisie)
3) REPOPULATION
Repopulation: occupation of conquered territories
Different methods of
repopulating the land were used
Council repopulation
Between the Duero & the Tajo; Ebro valley
Characteristics
Occupied territory was divided into
councils formed by a fortified town
Since these territories were threatened by
Muslim's attacks, the king gave «fueros» (charters) with
important privileges that moved to this areas
Repopulation by military orders
Between the Tajo & Sierra
Morena; Valleys of Turia & Jucar
Characteristics
Used in dangerous scarely populated frontier areas
Dependent on military orders composed of warriormonks,
that in exchange received large manors called maestrazgos