CASTILE AND ITS EUROPEAN PROJECTION (13TH15TH CENTURIES). TWO EXAMPLES OF JURIDICAL SUPERIORITY
CASTILE AND ITS EUROPEAN PROJECTION (13TH15TH CENTURIES). TWO EXAMPLES OF JURIDICAL SUPERIORITY
Author(s): Rafael Sánchez DomingoSubject(s): Political history, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, EU-Legislation
Published by: C.H. Beck Publishing House - Romania
Keywords: Castile; Alfonso X; emperor of Romans; Alonso de Cartagena; Council of Basel; England; Canary Islands;
Summary/Abstract: Between the 13th and 15th centuries, two major historical events took place in the kingdom of Castile (Spain) that could have changed the course of history. King Alfonso X harboured the intention of going to Rome to be crowned emperor by the Pope as heir to the Romano-Germanic empire, as Frederick II of Hohenstaufen had died in 1250, since on his mother's side, Beatrice of Suabia, he was the great-grandson of the said emperor, and it was then that the "Ghibelline inheritance in Spain" came to mind. This yearning of Alfonso X was called "el fecho de imperio", but in the end it did not achieve the desired result for the Castilian monarch. On the other hand, the prelate from Burgos, Alonso de Cartagena, was commissioned in 1434 to take part in the Council of Basel, delivering the Discourse on the pre-eminence of Spain over England, at the same time as he articulated the speech Allegations on the conquest of the Canary Islands, in such a way that he demonstrated that the Portuguese crown lacked arguments to refute the title of ownership of the Canary Islands over the Castilian monarchy.
Journal: Istorie, Cultura, Cetatenie in Uniunea Europeana
- Issue Year: 14/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 80-90
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English