Spanish era
The Spanish era (
The reasons behind the choice of 38 BC are unknown. It has been suggested that it may result from an
The Spanish era was used throughout the Visigothic Kingdom, which covered all of the Iberian Peninsula and the region of Septimania.[1] It was even used in parts of North Africa.[4] It continued in use in these regions but gradually fell away before the end of the Middle Ages.[1] Official usage of the era ceased in different parts of the peninsula at different times: Catalonia dropped the era (as well as the French king's regnal year) in AD 1180, Aragon in 1349/1350, Valencia in 1358, Castile in 1382/1383, Portugal in 1420/1422 and Navarre in the early 15th century.[1][2][4] While the year officially began on 1 January under the Spanish era, that was changed to 25 December when the Anno Domini system was adopted (while the Church used 11 January).[2]
In
Example
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Cheney & Jones 2000, p. 2.
- ^ a b c d Roth 2003.
- ^ a b c Levi Della Vida 1943.
- ^ a b Merzbach 1983, p. 18.
- ^ a b de Blois 2000.
- ^ Goldhizer 1960.
Sources
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- de Blois, F. C. (2000). "Taʾrīkh: I. Dates and eras in the Islamic world, 1. In the sense of "date, dating", etc.". In ISBN 978-90-04-11211-7.
- OCLC 495469456.
- JSTOR 593870.
- Strayer, Joseph R. (ed.). Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Vol. 3. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 17–30.
- Roth, Norman (2003). "Calendar". In Gerli, E. Michael (ed.). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-415-93918-8.