The origin of the castle and the jurisdiction of Aranga, X-XII centuries

Authors

  • Carlos Barros Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ceg.2009.v56.i122.59

Keywords:

Castle, jurisdiction, lordship, feudalism, Aranga, Sobrado, Traba, Higth Middle Age, Galicia

Abstract


The importance of the fortress of the Higth Middle Age in the constitution of the feudal jurisdictions around the year 1000 is illustrated in this work which is the origin of the castle and a lordship of Aranga (now municipality of Galicia) from the family of Traba. Th king Alfonso IX of Leon and Galicia transferred in 1193, the domain jurisdiction from a Aranga to Monastery of Sobrado, against the opinion of their vassals and peasants who, in 1168, preferring to continue to belong to the heirs of the counts of Traba and Aranga.

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Published

2009-12-30

How to Cite

Barros, C. (2009). The origin of the castle and the jurisdiction of Aranga, X-XII centuries. Cuadernos De Estudios Gallegos, 56(122), 139–150. https://doi.org/10.3989/ceg.2009.v56.i122.59

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History