Estudios de Historia de España (Feb 2017)

Conflict of woman, Queen and historical myth. Urraca I of Leon in first and third person

  • Ángel Gordo Molina

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1/2
pp. 9 – 33

Abstract

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Urraca I suffered first-person physical and psychological violence as a woman, as queen had to justify his position as heir and owner of the kingdom, and in third person has remained until recently as historical myth; woman incapable of being sovereign . The Historia Compostellana by its editors, create a historical myth that has become a caricature. But the same chronic hiding capabilities Queen, shows us just what the Queen had to deal. First person shows his sufferings and third-person recounts his devices. Chronic intentionality and prejudice are present in what is related to the queen

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