The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait

Joseph F. O'Callaghan

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2011

The Gibraltar Crusade

Castile and the Battle for the Strait

Joseph F. O'Callaghan

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812204636

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About this book

Joseph O'Callaghan offers the first full and authoritative history of the epic battle for control of the Strait of Gibraltar waged by Castile, Morocco, and Granada in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries—a major, but often overlooked chapter in the Christian reconquest of Spain.

Author / Editor information

Joseph F. O'Callaghan is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History, Fordham University. He is the author of The Last Crusade in the West and Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain, both available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews

"What truly makes this work a prominent addition to the field of Iberian reconquest lore are the Castilian, Latin, Arabic, and English sources O'Callaghan uses with proficient erudition to tell the story of this 'epic battle'—one that certainly needed to be told."—Historian

"Through a meticulous choice and interpretation of Arabic, Catalan, Castilian, English, and Latin chronicles and ecclesiastical, municipal, and royal notarial records, O'Callaghan lays out with consummate care and with great detail the story of the brutal struggle for control of the Strait of Gibraltar—a struggle that would ultimately seal the fate of Spanish Islam."—The Medieval Review

"[O'Callaghan] does a superb job of sifting through the chronicles of the Christian and Muslim rulers that provide the foundation for this entire narrative. . . . This very interesting book makes it abundantly clear that pragmatism and financial gain had as much to do with the correlation of forces as did religious practice."—Journal of Military History

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Genealogical Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Chapter 1. Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Alfonso X’s African Crusade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 3. The Crusade Against the Mudéjars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Chapter 4. The Crusade Against the Marinids Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Chapter 5. Sancho IV and the Conquest of Tarifa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Chapter 6. The Crusades of Gibraltar, Almería, and Algeciras Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Chapter 7. The Early Crusades of Alfonso XI’s Reign Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter 8. The Loss of Gibraltar and the Crusade of Salado Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Chapter 9. The Crusade of Algeciras and Gibraltar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 10. Waging the Crusade of Gibraltar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Chapter 11. The Aftermath: The Strait of Gibraltar to 1492 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	256
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 392
Illustrations
- Other: 13 illus.
Keywords: History; Medieval and Renaissance Studies

eBook

Published: March 17, 2011
ISBN: 9780812204636