was through the activity of ranching, as livestock, especially sheep and goats that could be transported and secured behind the walls of fortresses and cities in case of a Moorish attack. Among the main involvements, the creation of the military appointment of Adelantado Mayor de la Frontera (Major Governor of the Border) stands out, which kept the spirit of Christian crusades and Islamic Jihad alive in both territories, as well as the chivalrous ideal, already anachronistic in other European territories, with a true irredentism growing from the 15th century which had as its final objective, the finalisation of the Reconquista and the recuperation of the territory which used to constitute the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo. Border romances In the artistic and cultural field, the border romances, moniker from Ramón Menéndez Pidal, may be one of the most brilliant aspects produced by this contact between civilizations. Those ballads poeticize some historical events, like the capture of significant cities of the kingdom (Antequera, Álora, Alhama, etc.) which constitute the prelude to the Capture of Granada. At the same time, the frontier ballads tell of other armed events that produced the frontier, like the flight and sorrows of the knights. Its origin seems to be found in the medieval chanson de geste, popularized since the 14th century by minstrels, who helped its spreading in the cities and villages of Spain. That way, the frontier was a key element in the formation of the vision of Islam in all of Spain. The border after the Reconquista After its conquest, the Kingdom of Granada kept its specificity, even in financial matters. For instance, the customs of the tax and partial tax on the old frontier with Andalucia and with Murcia were maintained, at least in that they took the Granadan silk. See also Kingdom of Granada Reconquista Almogavars Ballestero de monte Granada War Andalusia References Bibliography Castillo Cáceres, Fernando (1999). «La funcionalidad de un espacio: la frontera granadina en el siglo XV». Espacio, tiempo y forma. Serie III, Historia medieval 12: pp. 47–64. ISSN 0214-9745. García Fernández, Manuel (1987). «La frontera de Granada a mediados del siglo XIV». Revista de Estudios Andaluces 9: pp. 69–86. Martínez Iniesta, Bautista (2003). «Los romances fronterizos: Crónica poética de la Reconquista Granadina y Antología del Romancero fronterizo». Mata de Carriazo, Juan (1971). En la frontera de Granada. Universidad de Sevilla. pp. 671 Emirate of Granada Kingdom of Castile Borders