The register of epidemics in the narrative sources of the Crown of Aragon (later 13th century to end of 16th century)
This article examines a provisional compilation of diverse narrative sources from the western territories of the Crown of Aragon – namely Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca – with the aim of tracing records of epidemics from the late 13th to the 16th century. It analyzes how these episodes are...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| Repositorio: | Repositori Obert UdL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/469193 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2025.228288 https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/469193 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Epidemics Second plague pandemic Written memory Crown of Aragon 13th-16th centuries Coroa de Aragão Epidemias Memória escrita Séculos XIII-XVI Segunda pandemia de peste |
| Resumo: | This article examines a provisional compilation of diverse narrative sources from the western territories of the Crown of Aragon – namely Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca – with the aim of tracing records of epidemics from the late 13th to the 16th century. It analyzes how these episodes are described, specific events are highlighted, and whether there was a deliberate effort to construct a historical memory of plague outbreaks and other diseases. |
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