Abstract
La ciudad de Algeciras jugó un papel fundamental en la conquista almorávide de al-Andalus, ya que desde este pequeño núcleo urbano el ejército bereber se organizó para terminar con los Reinos de Taifas. En este contexto histórico, el propósito de este trabajo es analizar la estructura urbana de esta pequeña ciudad andalusí a finales del siglo XI, a partir del testimonio de las fuentes escritas y arqueológicas. Para ello, estudiaremos las evidencias materiales de las construcciones que los almorávides realizaron en la ciudad para convertirla en su primera plaza fuerte peninsular. Centraremos nuestro estudio en los restos arqueológicos de su muralla y barbacana, que aún pueden verse en algunos puntos de la localidad. Analizaremos su tipología y las características de su fábrica, muestra de cómo esta pequeña ciudad se convirtió en nexo de unión con el Norte de África y en centro introductor de las técnicas constructivas de los almorávides, que durante la primera mitad del siglo XII se extenderían al resto de la Península Ibérica.
The town of Algeciras played an essential role in the Almoravid conquest of Al-Andalus, because the Berber army organized itself from this small town to finish with the Taifa Kingdoms. Within this historical context, the aim of this work is to analyse the urban structure of this small Andalusi town at the end of the 11th century from the testimony of the written and archaeological sources. To achieve this aim, we study the material evidences of the Almoravid constructions which turned the town into their first peninsular fortress. We focus our study in the archaeological remains of its walls and barbican, which still emerge in some points of the town. We analyze its typology and its constructive characteristics, which show how this small town became a nexus with North Africa, as well as an introductory centre of the Almoravid building techniques spread along the Iberian Peninsula during the first half of the 12th century.
The town of Algeciras played an essential role in the Almoravid conquest of Al-Andalus, because the Berber army organized itself from this small town to finish with the Taifa Kingdoms. Within this historical context, the aim of this work is to analyse the urban structure of this small Andalusi town at the end of the 11th century from the testimony of the written and archaeological sources. To achieve this aim, we study the material evidences of the Almoravid constructions which turned the town into their first peninsular fortress. We focus our study in the archaeological remains of its walls and barbican, which still emerge in some points of the town. We analyze its typology and its constructive characteristics, which show how this small town became a nexus with North Africa, as well as an introductory centre of the Almoravid building techniques spread along the Iberian Peninsula during the first half of the 12th century.
Original language | Spanish |
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Title of host publication | O papel das pequenas cidades na construção da Europa medieval |
Editors | Adelaide Millán da Costa, Amélia Aguiar Andrade, Catarina Tente |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | IEM - Instituto de Estudos Medievais / Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide |
Pages | 161-176 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-989-99567-7-3, 978-972-9040-14-6 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | Jornadas Internacionais de Idade Média - Castelo de Vide, Portugal Duration: 6 Oct 2016 → 8 Oct 2016 Conference number: 1 http://iem.fcsh.unl.pt/section.aspx?kind=noticia&id=1018 |
Publication series
Name | Estudos |
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Publisher | IEM - Instituto de Estudos Medievais |
Number | 17 |
Conference
Conference | Jornadas Internacionais de Idade Média |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Castelo de Vide |
Period | 6/10/16 → 8/10/16 |
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Keywords
- Algeciras
- Almorávides
- Al-Andalus
- Siglos XI-XII
- Norte de África
- Almoravids
- 11th-12th centuries
- North Africa