The document discusses the organization of Christian territories following the Reconquista of lands from Muslim rule in Spain. It describes how kings held great power and led military campaigns. Castles were built across Castilla to defend conquered lands. Free peasants were given lands and freedoms to repopulate territories, while kings also granted lands to nobility and the church. The process of repopulating lands through granting freedoms and privileges to settlers was known as repopulation.

1. THE ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN TERRITORIES
• Hey
• 1-The King had great
power . He made
political decisions and
leaded the army
• 2-The court was
travelling
• 3-War is very common
• 4-There were a lot of
castles in Castilla to
defend the territory
• 5-There wasn´t a
permanents army
(Vassalage)
• 6-Conquered lands
were re-populated
with free peasants .
They had to a lot of
freedoms

2. The expansion of the Christian Kingdoms
The Duero Valley(9th & The Tajo and Ebro valleys The conquest of
10th centuries) (11th & 12th centuries) Andalusia(13th century)
1-The Reconquest 1-In 1031 Al Andalus was 1-The muslims lost the
divided in Taifas
involved the occupation 2-The Taifas were weak
battle of Las Navas de
of territory from Duero to kingdoms and the They was Tolosa in 1212.
Tajo conquered more easily by the 2-After this battle
2-It was not a military Christian Kingdoms Christians people
3-They paid Parias to avoid
advance Christian attacks. conquered Adalusia more
3-Groups of peasants 4-Conquered territory was quickly.
colonised the land and divided into areas dominated by 3-This conquest was
village
formed small villages in a 5-In order to encourage(animar)
made by Fernando III el
process called the Repoblation , the Kings gave santo y Alfonso X el
REPOBLATION privileges called “fueros” and “ Sabio
Cartas pueblas”. They were 4-This situation lasted in
documents which gave more 1492 when the Catholics
rights to the settlers.
6- There was a lot of land that Kings conquered the
didn´t recieve many people .This Kingdom of Granada
land was given to military
orders , which created large
feudal states (señoríos)

3. The Repoblation
• 1-Muslim people could live
on land conquered by
agreement or capitulation
although some of them left
land conquered by force
and went to Africa
• 2-Christian settlers received
free a plot of land ,
domestic animals and a
house.
• On the other hand (por otra
parte) Kings gave his
relatives and members of
clergy and military orders
a large amount of land .
These enormous areas
became ( se convirtieron)
feudal states.
• All these operations were
written in special book s
called “ Libros de