The Western Iberian Kingdoms after 1143 II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Instituto de Estudios Medievales, Univ. de León; Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Univ. Nova de Lisboa

Organizer Name

María Dolores Teijeira Pablos, Alicia Miguélez Cavero

Organizer Affiliation

Instituto de Estudios Medievales, Univ. de León, Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Univ. Nova de Lisboa

Presider Name

Alicia Miguélez Cavero

Paper Title 1

Circulation of Musical Models in Central and Western Iberia: From Liturgical Voice to the Troubadours (ca. 1100-1300)

Presenter 1 Name

Manuel Pedro Ferreira, Diogo Alte da Veiga

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical

Paper Title 2

Blas Fernández de Toledo (1372): A Bishop Promoter of the Arts in the Kingdoms of Castile and Portugal

Presenter 2 Name

María Victoria Herráez Ortega

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. de León

Paper Title 3

Refugee Crisis? The Sephardic Diaspora in Portugal (1492-1506)

Presenter 3 Name

Pedro Martínez

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Start Date

12-5-2017 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1245

Description

The Western Iberian Kingdoms after 1143

The year 1143 was decisive for the birth of what is today considered the oldest nation-state of the Western world: Portugal. On October 5, 1143 King Afonso VII of León and Castile and his cousin Alfonzo Henriques signed the so-called Treaty of Zamora under the auspices of the papal envoy Cardinal Guido de Vico. This agreement meant the recognition of the title of King for Afonso Henriques by Alfonso VII of León. Three months later, on December 13, the Portuguese King addressed the letter Clavis Regni to Rome asking to become vassal of the pope, a process that would only finish in 1179, when Pope Alexander III officially recognised Afonso Henriques as the first King of Portugal through the bull Manifestis Probatum.

The new-born kingdom would keep its independence during the entire medieval period, despite the several attempts of its neighbouring territories to reincorporate it. The establishment of territorial borders and political frontiers between Portugal and the surrounding Western Iberian territories –which politically evolved until becoming the united kingdom of León and Castile in 1230- did obviously not imply the isolation of these territories, which shared similar needs and aims, a common enemy in the south and the same religious and cultural background. Rather, Portugal, Galicia, León and Castile show an intense cluster of political, economical, social and cultural exchanges and relationships which have not been explored in-depth so far but could actually led to reconsider the concepts of frontiers and borders in medieval times, as well as to advance knowledge in the role played by these territories in both the Iberian and European contexts during the Middle Ages.

The Instituto de Estudios Medievales of the University of León and the Instituto de Estudos Medievais of the Nova University in Lisbon have previous experience on collaborative work together, specially in the co-organisation of scientific meetings. As a further step, and for the first time for the Kalamazoo Congress on Medieval Studies, they sponsor two interdisciplinary sessions on the topic “The Western Iberian Kingdoms after 1143”, addressed by scholars from several disciplines, those including History, Art History, Literature and Musicology. These results are intended to become the basis to further discuss the concept of border in Medieval Iberia.

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The Western Iberian Kingdoms after 1143 II

Schneider 1245

The Western Iberian Kingdoms after 1143

The year 1143 was decisive for the birth of what is today considered the oldest nation-state of the Western world: Portugal. On October 5, 1143 King Afonso VII of León and Castile and his cousin Alfonzo Henriques signed the so-called Treaty of Zamora under the auspices of the papal envoy Cardinal Guido de Vico. This agreement meant the recognition of the title of King for Afonso Henriques by Alfonso VII of León. Three months later, on December 13, the Portuguese King addressed the letter Clavis Regni to Rome asking to become vassal of the pope, a process that would only finish in 1179, when Pope Alexander III officially recognised Afonso Henriques as the first King of Portugal through the bull Manifestis Probatum.

The new-born kingdom would keep its independence during the entire medieval period, despite the several attempts of its neighbouring territories to reincorporate it. The establishment of territorial borders and political frontiers between Portugal and the surrounding Western Iberian territories –which politically evolved until becoming the united kingdom of León and Castile in 1230- did obviously not imply the isolation of these territories, which shared similar needs and aims, a common enemy in the south and the same religious and cultural background. Rather, Portugal, Galicia, León and Castile show an intense cluster of political, economical, social and cultural exchanges and relationships which have not been explored in-depth so far but could actually led to reconsider the concepts of frontiers and borders in medieval times, as well as to advance knowledge in the role played by these territories in both the Iberian and European contexts during the Middle Ages.

The Instituto de Estudios Medievales of the University of León and the Instituto de Estudos Medievais of the Nova University in Lisbon have previous experience on collaborative work together, specially in the co-organisation of scientific meetings. As a further step, and for the first time for the Kalamazoo Congress on Medieval Studies, they sponsor two interdisciplinary sessions on the topic “The Western Iberian Kingdoms after 1143”, addressed by scholars from several disciplines, those including History, Art History, Literature and Musicology. These results are intended to become the basis to further discuss the concept of border in Medieval Iberia.

ALICIA MIGUÉLEZ CAVERO