(Encyclopedia) Alfonso IV, 1299–1336, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1327–36), son and successor of James II. Before his accession he conquered (1323–24) Sardinia, where later a revolt…
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand IV, 1285–1312, Spanish king of Castile and León (1295–1312), son and successor of Sancho IV. His mother, María de Molina, was regent during his turbulent minority. He tried…
(Encyclopedia) Bernardo del CarpioBernardo del Carpiobĕrnärˈdō dĕl kärˈpyō [key], hero of medieval Spanish legend. He was supposedly the nephew of Alfonso II of Asturias, against whom he strove to…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonsine tables or Alphonsine tablesAlphonsine tablesălfŏnˈsĭn [key], compilation of astronomical data tabulating the positions and movements of the planets, completed c.1252 and…
(Encyclopedia) James I, 1243–1311, king of Majorca (1276–1311), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of Montpellier, son of James I of Aragón. In 1278 he was forced to become a vassal of his…
(Encyclopedia) Alcobaça Alcobaça əlk&oobreve;bäˈsə [key], town, Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. The town, a fruit processing and textile center,…
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