Spain's Centuries of Crisis: 1300 - 1474

A History of Spain

by Teofilo F. Ruiz

A comprehensive history that focuses on the crises of Spain in the late middle ages and the early transformations that underpinned the later successes of the Catholic Monarchs.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

248 pages, Hardcover

First published August 27, 2007

Reviews

[Arbitrista · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty fair summary of the period, with a particularly good discussion of the relationship among the 3 religions of the peninsula and of the the importance of the monarchy to social stability. One thing I didn't agree with was the exclusion of Portugal from the discussion. "Spain" was a geographic concept comprising the entire peninsula until the Union of Crowns in 1479. Portugal was a integral part of what was happening in Spain at any moment and should be included in such historical reviews.