The History of Spain Podcast

The History of Spain Podcast


County of Castile and Portugal

March 21, 2020

This is episode 34 called County of Castile and Portugal and in this episode you will learn:

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- The repopulation of León, Astorga, Tuy and Amaya Patricia under King Ordoño I of Asturias
- Who was the first Count of Castile
- What do we know about primitive Castile, the County of Castile and County of Álava
- The role of Count Rodrigo of Castile as a military leader
- The troubled accession of Alfonso III
- What kind of king Alfonso III of Asturias was
- Neogothicism and the ideology of the Reconquista
- The foundation of the County of Portugal and County of Coimbra
- How was the repopulation of the Desert of the Duero done in practice
- Who participated in the Christian repopulations and property rights
- The cartas pueblas
- What were the colonists looking for