Protected: Once and Future Queen: The Portrait Coinage of Urraca “Regina Hispaniae” (r. 1109–1126)
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The Kingdom of Leon-Castilla under Queen Urraca, 1109-1126
The Kingdom of León-Castilla under Queen Urraca, 1109-1126 was published by Princeton University Press in 1982, and it was the first of three books he wrote about her, her father, Alfonso VI, and her son, Alfonso VII. Drawing from over a thousand documents and, at the time, 118 royal charters that he authenticated, the book […]
La Razón: “La primera reina de Europa fue de León”
Published on February 2, 2025, by seasoned journalist Javier Blanco, the article from La Razón offers an in-depth exploration of Queen Urraca I of León…
Urraca, La reina “olvidada”
Briefly examining Urraca I’s dynamics I’m extracting key points about Urraca I, focusing on her reign, controversies, historiography, military, legal instruments, and the mythology around her personality. The text systematically covers various aspects, including her military activities, legal documents, relationships, and the negative mythologization by chroniclers. Synthesizing key aspects I’m working on summarizing Urraca I’s […]
Queen as King, by Therese Martin
Queen as King, by Therese Martin, traces the origins of San Isidoro in León as a royal monastic complex, following its progress as the site changed from a small eleventh-century palatine chapel housed in a double monastery to a great twelfth-century pilgrimage church served by Augustinian canons. Its most groundbreaking contribution to the history of […]
Urraca I de León, ¿y de Castilla? | leonoticias.com
Urraca I de León, ¿y de Castilla? | leonoticias.com Imagina un día donde cada amanecer sea una promesa cumplida. Donde el café huele a esperanza y la luz se cuela suavemente por cada rincón de tu día. Ese es el poder de empezar bien, de confiar en que hoy todo lo que toques será dorado. […]
Historia de una obsesión
Soy leonés, de La Robla, pero desde hace más de diez años vivo en un pequeño pueblo de la Costa Brava, en Girona llamado Tossa de Mar. ¿Es uno de los pueblos más bonitos de la costa española? Probablemente, pero tiene algo de sirena traidora que te atrapa por su belleza y ya es muy […]