Kingdom of aragon

A wonderful project done by part of my students of 2ºB

1. KINGDOM
OF
ARAGON

2. INDEX
Page
Historical maps............................ 3-4
Historical facts............................. 5-7
Emblem........................................8-9
Political institutions.......................10-13
Economy......................................14-16
Art and culture..............................17-26

3. HISTORICAL
MAPS

4. HISTORICAL MAPS
The Kingdom
of Aragon is
situated in the
right inferior
part of the
Iberian
Peninsula.

5. HISTORICAL
FACTS

6. Historical Facts
Aragón and Navarra were joined between 1076 and 1135.
For this years, Alfonso I “El Batallador” conquered the Ebro's
valley, taking Zaragoza (1118), Tarazona (1119) and Daroca
(1129). When he died, both kingdoms got separated: Aragón
and the Catalan Counties joined in the Aragón's crown, and
Navarra stayed as an independent kingdom.
The Aragón's crown was formed in 1137 after the matrimony
of Petronila, the heiress of Aragón, with Ramón Berenguer
IV, count of Barcelona. Since then, their territories expanded
in different directions.

7. Historical Facts
We know several historical facts from the 8
th
century that
helped to create what it is now an autonomic community.
Some of the main facts were: the Caspe's agreement, the
expansion of the crown of Aragón, the politic leadership of
Fernando II from Aragón, etc. between Reino de Aragón y el Condado de Barcelona.
en su máximo esplendor
1164 1229 1238 1282 1504 1516
Corona de Aragón
1245
Crown of Aragón
1164: Aragon united de Catalan Counties.
1229: Conquest of Reino de Mallorca.
1238 – 1245: Conquest of Reino de Valencia.
1282: Conquest of Reino de Sicilia.
1504: Conquest del Reino de Nápoles.
14 de Marzo de 1516: Union of the crown
n of Castilla y Aragón.

8. EMBLEM

9. EMBLEM
The Catalan legend attribute its origin to the count
Wilfred el Velloso in the IX century, Wilfred el Velloso
got together under his government a lot of counties,
reconquest Montserrat, establish the monastery of
San Juan de las Abadesas and enlivened the Ripoll.
Repopulate all the centre of Cataluña and with this
consolidate its inner unit. Start the Barcelona's house,
the Catalan dynasty. The award that he have got, for
this it will be an emblem with the gold bottom from the
king's hands Carlos Iiel Calvo. Its explain the legend
that the same king has painted, with his fingers in
blood from the wound of the count, the four red
stripes.

10. POLITICAL
SYSTEM

11. Political Institution
The crown of Aragon was
federal, it consisted of
several kingdoms which
had their own laws,
according to which the king
received the power of God
through his subjects,
which is why the king had
less power, and he should
respect the laws and the
rights of those.

12. Government Institutions
Each kingdom had its
own courts, except
Mallorca, and had more
power than the Castilian,
as the king had to
submit new laws to
approval. To monitor
compliance with the
agreements, a
commission was
created, called
Generalitat.

13. Manors and Townships
Territorial administration
was very complex,
because the king only
directly controlled their
own territories, called
stray, and noble, laity
and clergy had great
autonomy in the
governance and
management of their
estates.

14. THE
ECONOMY

15. The economy
The economy of the Crown
of Aragon was based on
Agriculture and animal
husbandry.
From the 13th to the 15th,
the Crown of Aragon
developed a flourishing trade
in the Mediterranean Sea,
and on a smaller scale, with
Flanders. The most
important routes were:
-Sardinia and Sicily.
-The Aegean Sea (Venice).
-Byzantine (Constantinople).
-North Africa (Tunisia, spark
plug, Alexandria and Tripoli)

16. THE COIN
Cuaterno is a
Catalan currency
sent done by King
Pedro II of Aragon
in April 1212 after
the
currency bosonaya.

17. ART

18. Three styles predominated at this time:
* Gothic art
* Mudejar art
* Romanesque art

19. Gothic art:
Characterized by the use
of stone as material;
pillars, buttress and flying
buttress as supports;
ribbed vault as roof ; and
pointed arches.
San Pedro de Teruel

20. Mudejar art:
Characterized by the
conservation of
elements of Christian
art and the use of
Arabic decoration.
Aljafería de Zaragoza

21. Romanesque art:
Characterized by the
use of round arches,
barrel vaults, detached
columns and
sometimes highlighted
in the pillars and
moldings robust.
Catedral de Jaca

22. CULTURE

23. Three cultures lived in this time:
Muslim, Christian and Jewish.

24. The literature created in
this period contributed
very varied works,
many of them written in
Romance languages.

25. Science, however,
only contributed maps
produced by the
Catalan and Majorcan
cartographers.

26. Cathedral schools
and universities were
the only form of
education.

27. THIS WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY:
Jéssica
Maite
Celia
Ana
Pilar
Cristina
2ºB