The Frontier and Royal Power in Medieval Spain
Enrique Rodríguez-Picavea
The article reflects on the historical concept of frontier and our present idea it. It focuses importance in dynamics feudal system Iberian peninsula explores role played by crown. hypothesis here is that configuration a coherent socio-political space spans differing yet chronologically juxtaposed phases. Four phases process delimiting political are distinguished—military, socio-economic, cultural political-administrative. New elements combine with existing ones until new entity takes shape: political-administrative system, which analysed here. In analysing this evolutionary process, an ensemble Arab historiographic sources, Christian chronicles fueros secondary has been used.
Medieval History Journal