Socioeconomic origin Because of the Muslim invasion of the Iberian peninsula, the wars of the Reconquista ("Reconquest") and the military campaigns of Al Andalus, the Christian shepherds in order to continue to survive, these shepherds had to organize themselves into bands of outlaws and penetrate the enemy domain in search of what their people needed to survive. During these raids, which usually lasted only a few days, the Almogavars could live off the land and sleep way out in the open. The knowledge required to be able to perform in this struggle was gained in their former life as shepherds, since the majority of them had grown up among the wildest mountains, where the harshness of the climate made it so that the land did not provide many resources and they had to take full advantage of the few that were present.
SocioEcONomic orIgin because of thE mUSlim InvASioN of the ibeRIAn peninsUla the WaRS of tHe reConquIsta ("ReCoNquest") anD thE mIlitarY cAMpaIgns Of al AnDaLus tHE cHrisTIan sHepherDs in Order To continUe to survivE These sHepHerDS had to Organize thEMselveS intO bandS of outLaws and pENEtRate the enemY DOMain iN SEArCH of What tHEir people NeEded To sUrVive dUring thEse raIds WhicH usuAlLy lAstEd Only a FEW dAys THe almOgaVArs couLD lIve oFf tHE laNd aNd sLEep WAY ouT in the Open the kNowLeDGe rEqUIrEd to BE ABLe To pERFOrm in ThIs sTrUggle was gained in thEir forMEr lifE As ShepHerDs sINce the mAjoritY of them HAd GRowN Up AmONG thE wilDest MounTAinS wHeRE the Harshness of thE clImAtE maDe It sO that ThE lAnD DId nOt pRovIdE maNy ReSOurces ANd theY hAD to TAkE Full advantAgE oF the FeW thAt werE pResent