Description
Book SynopsisA 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
Table of ContentsPreface 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
