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An analysis of the alleged donation of Tortosa and Lérida to the Kingdom of Aragon by Queen Germana de Foix in 1506
| Title: | An analysis of the alleged donation of Tortosa and Lérida to the Kingdom of Aragon by Queen Germana de Foix in 1506 |
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| Authors: | Palomo Reina, Cristian |
| Source: | Hispania; Vol. 85 No. 279 (2025); 1221 Hispania; Vol. 85 Núm. 279 (2025); 1221 |
| Publisher Information: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | Germaine of Foix, Catalonia, Cataluña, Germana de Foix, Fernando II de Aragón, Aragon, Corona de Aragón, Crown of Aragon, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Aragón |
| Description: | Since the end of the nineteenth century, historiography has considered that, in the year 1506, Queen Germaine of Foix —or her husband, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, since there are those who have deliberately ignored the role of the queen— decreed, in an act of sovereignty unparalleled among the consorts that preceded her, the concession of a substantial part of the western and southern territory of the principality of Catalonia to the kingdom of Aragon, although this was rendered null and void. This article analyses the content of the decree in question, revealing a series of inconsistencies and anachronisms which demonstrate that neither the Catholic King nor his second wife had anything to do with it, since it is not an authentic document from the sixteenth century, and was actually prepared in 1706 or at a later date. Desde finales del siglo XIX la historiografía ha considerado que en el año 1506 la reina Germana de Foix —o su esposo el rey Fernando II de Aragón, pues hay quien ha ignorado adrede el papel de la reina— decretó, en un acto de soberanía sin parangón entre las consortes que la precedieron, la concesión de una parte sustancial del territorio occidental y austral del principado de Cataluña al reino de Aragón, aunque esta quedó sin efectos. En este artículo se analiza el contenido del decreto en cuestión, evidenciando una serie de incongruencias y anacronismos que demuestran que ni el Rey Católico ni su segunda esposa tuvieron nada que ver con el mismo, pues no es un documento auténtico del siglo XVI, siendo confeccionado en 1706 o en una fecha posterior. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | text/html; application/pdf; text/xml |
| Language: | Spanish; Castilian |
| ISSN: | 0018-2141 |
| DOI: | 10.3989/hispania.2025.1221 |
| Access URL: | https://hispania.revistas.csic.es/index.php/hispania/article/view/1221 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.issn00182141..4873de24c981bb8955bbfc403730f733 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 00182141 |
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| DOI: | 10.3989/hispania.2025.1221 |