Chronicle of Alfonso X / translated by Shelby Thacker and Jose Escobar ; with an introduction by Joseph F. O'Callaghan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Callaghan, Joseph F.

Escobar, Jose.

Thacker, Shelby, 1956-

Sánchez de Valladolid, Fernán, active 1325-1348?

Series:

Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 47.

Studies in Romance languages ; 47

Standardized Title:

Crâonica de Alfonso X.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.

Alfonso.

Castile (Spain)--History--Alfonso X, 1252-1284.

Castile (Spain).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Among them were the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of over four hundred poems exalting his favorite patron saint, Mary, and chronicles of all the kings of Castile and León, Navarre, Aragón, and Portugal.Alfonso X died before his own life could be written. His was a reign fraught with political intrigue and double cros

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Reign of Alfonso X; The Historiographical Tradition; Chronicle of Alfonso X; Part I of the Chronicle; Part II of the Chronicle; Part III of the Chronicle; Notes; Chronicle of Alfonso X; Prologue; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26

Chapter 27Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34; Chapter 35; Chapter 36; Chapter 37; Chapter 38; Chapter 39; Chapter 40; Chapter 41; Chapter 42; Chapter 43; Chapter 44; Chapter 45; Chapter 46; Chapter 47; Chapter 48; Chapter 49; Chapter 50; Chapter 51; Chapter 52; Chapter 53; Chapter 54; Chapter 55; Chapter 56; Chapter 57; Chapter 58; Chapter 59; Chapter 61; Chapter 62; Chapter 63; Chapter 64; Chapter 65; Chapter 66; Chapter 67; Chapter 68; Chapter 69; Chapter 70; Chapter 71; Chapter 72; Chapter 73; Chapter 74; Chapter 75; Chapter 76; Chapter 77

Selected BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Maps and family tree on lining papers.

Often attributed to Fernán Sánchez de Valladolid.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-264) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-3264-9

0-8131-5888-5

OCLC:

606836375