Treaty of Torrellas
The Treaty of Torrellas (called a sentencia arbitral, "sentence by arbitration," in
Between 1296 and 1300, James led a series of military operations in Murcia with the intention of conquering a large zone between Elda in the north and Huércal-Overa in the south,[citation needed] with him occupying all territory above the Segura, and Murcia, which was returned to Castile.[2] He also invaded lands of the Lordship of Villena.[3]
James got together with Ferdinand IV of Castile in 1304 to fix new borders between their two states in Andalusia. Cities were exchanged, with Aragon being awarded many north of the Segura,[4] and James retained a portion of Villena.[3] However, the treaty did not establish a definitive border, something promulgated next year by the Treaty of Elche.[5]
And the king of Aragón restored the kingdom of Murcia to King Don Fernando, except for the part he had conquered, that his grandfather, King
Crónica de Ramon Muntaner[6]
See also
Sources
- JSTOR 41167393.
- ^ Kagay & Villalon (2021), p. 19
- ^ a b Kinkade (2019), p. 111
- ^ Kagay & Villalon (2021), p. 119
- ^ Kagay & Villalon (2021), p. 33
- ^ Kinkade (2019), p. 112
- Bibliography
- Kagay, Donald J.; Villalon, L.J. Andrew (2021). Conflict in fourteenth-century Iberia: Aragon vs. Castile and the War of the Two Pedros. Leiden: ISBN 978-90-04-42505-7.
- Kinkade, Richard P. (2019). Dawn of a dynasty: the life and times of Infante Manuel of Castile. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781487530501 – via De Gruyter.