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Spain's Centuries of Crisis
1300 - 1474

Teofilo F. Ruiz (Author)

9781444339734, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 18 February 2011

256 pages
23.1 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.367 kg

A comprehensive history that focuses on the crises of Spain in the late middle ages and the early transformations that underpinned the later successes of the Catholic Monarchs.

  • Illuminates Spain's history from the early fourteenth century to the union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon in 1474
  • Examines the challenges and reforms of the social, economic, political, and cultural structures of the country
  • Looks at the early transformations that readied Spain for the future opportunities and challenges of the early modern Age of Discovery
  • Includes a helpful bibliography to direct the reader toward further study

Preface and Acknowledgments viii

Map 1: Spain in the Late Fifteenth Century xi

Map 2: The Crown of Aragon and the Western Mediterranean
in the Late Middle Ages xii

1 At the Dawn of a New Century: The Spains around 1300 1

2 Medieval Spain in the Late Middle Ages: Society and Economy 28

3 The Answers of Politics: Spain, 1300–1350 51

4 Toward Trastámara Spain, 1350–1412 72

5 Spain in the Fifteenth Century: Toward the Rule of the Catholic Monarchs, 1412–1469 86

6 The Sinews of Power: Administration, Politics, and Display 110

7 Muslims, Jews, and Christians in a Century of Crisis 139

8 Culture and Society in an Age of Crisis 164

9 Epilogue 196

Notes 202

Bibliographical Essay 217

Index 228

Subject Areas: History [HB]
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