The
relationship between those two territories was not always easy, specially after
Castilla (firstly a vassal territory) achieved the independence from León and
turned into a kingdom itself… As an example, León refuse to participate among
Castilla into the “Crusade” of 1212, year of the famous Battle of Navas de
Tolosa, where an international Christian coalition defeated the muslim troops:
There are
two interesting videos about that complex evolution, until reaching the Battle
of Navas de Tolosa. A good and complete revisión from Kings & Generals
(13 minutes) and the Real Crusade History
(22 minutes). Although probably the clearest version is the summary by ACADEMIAPLAY (14 minutes).
Another
key figure in this stage was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as “El Cid”. He was a
Castillian knight with such a quite adventorous life that was turned into an
epic poem. In 1961 a
Hollywood
superproduction was filmed in Spain about him.
And do not forget the importance of the Pilgrimade to Santiago de Compostela in the medieval life:
By the
way! The Iberian península also suffered the Black Death pandemia. Be careful
because in any moment you can suffer an unpleasant surprise… ;)
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