kingdom of aragon

KINGDOM OF

ARAGON

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Historical maps............................ 3-4 Historical facts............................. 5-7 Emblem........................................8-9 Political institutions.......................10-13 Economy......................................14-16 Art and culture..............................17-26

HISTORICAL MAPS

HISTORICAL MAPS

The Kingdomof Aragon issituated in theright inferiorpart of the IberianPeninsula.

HISTORICAL FACTS

Historical FactsAragón and Navarra were joined between 1076 and 1135. For this years, Alfonso I “El Batallador” conquered the Ebro's valley, taking Zaragoza (1118), Tarazona (1119) and Daroca (1129). When he died, both kingdoms got separated: Aragón and the Catalan Counties joined in the Aragón's crown, and Navarra stayed as an independent kingdom.The Aragón's crown was formed in 1137 after the matrimony of Petronila, the heiress of Aragón, with Ramón Berenguer IV, count of Barcelona. Since then, their territories expanded in different directions.

Historical Facts

We know several historical facts from the 8th century that helped to create what it is now an autonomic community. Some of the main facts were: the Caspe's agreement, the expansion of the crown of Aragón, the politic leadership of Fernando II from Aragón, etc. between Reino de Aragón y el Condado de Barcelona.

en su máximo esplendor

1164 1229 1238 1282 1504 1516

Corona de Aragón

1245

Crown of Aragón

1164: Aragon united de Catalan Counties. 1229: Conquest of Reino de Mallorca. 1238 – 1245: Conquest of Reino de Valencia. 1282: Conquest of Reino de Sicilia. 1504: Conquest del Reino de Nápoles. 14 de Marzo de 1516: Union of the crown n of Castilla y Aragón.

EMBLEM

EMBLEM

The Catalan legend attribute its origin to the count Wilfred el Velloso in the IX century, Wilfred el Velloso got together under his government a lot of counties, reconquest Montserrat, establish the monastery of

San Juan de las Abadesas and enlivened the Ripoll. Repopulate all the centre of Cataluña and with this

consolidate its inner unit. Start the Barcelona's house, the Catalan dynasty. The award that he have got, for

this it will be an emblem with the gold bottom from the king's hands Carlos Iiel Calvo. Its explain the legend

that the same king has painted, with his fingers in blood from the wound of the count, the four red

stripes.

POLITICAL SYSTEM

Political Institution

The crown of Aragon was federal, it consisted of several kingdoms which had their own laws, according to which the king received the power of God through his subjects, which is why the king had less power, and he should respect the laws and the rights of those.

Government Institutions

Each kingdom had its own courts, except Mallorca, and had more power than the Castilian, as the king had to submit new laws to approval. To monitor compliance with the agreements, a commission was created, called Generalitat.

Manors and Townships

Territorial administration was very complex, because the king only directly controlled their own territories, called stray, and noble, laity and clergy had great autonomy in the governance and management of their estates.

THE ECONOMY

The economyThe economy of the Crown of Aragon was based on Agriculture and animal husbandry.From the 13th to the 15th, the Crown of Aragon developed a flourishing trade in the Mediterranean Sea, and on a smaller scale, with Flanders. The most important routes were:-Sardinia and Sicily.-The Aegean Sea (Venice).-Byzantine (Constantinople).-North Africa (Tunisia, spark plug, Alexandria and Tripoli)

THE COIN

Cuaterno is aCatalan currency sent done by King Pedro II of Aragon in April 1212 after the currency bosonaya.

ART

Three styles predominated at this time:

* Gothic art

* Mudejar art

* Romanesque art

Gothic art:

Characterized by the use of stone as material; pillars, buttress and flying

buttress as supports; ribbed vault as roof ; and

pointed arches.

San Pedro de Teruel

Mudejar art:

Characterized by the conservation of

elements of Christian art and the use of Arabic decoration.

Aljafería de Zaragoza

Romanesque art:

Characterized by the use of round arches,

barrel vaults, detached columns and

sometimes highlighted in the pillars and moldings robust.

Catedral de Jaca

CULTURE

Three cultures lived in this time: Muslim, Christian and Jewish.

The literature created in this period contributed

very varied works, many of them written in Romance languages.

Science, however, only contributed maps

produced by the Catalan and Majorcan

cartographers.

Cathedral schools and universities were

the only form of education.

THIS WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY:

Jéssica

Maite

Celia

Ana

Pilar

Cristina

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