Camino de Santiago and Spanish Romance languages The History of Spain Podcast

This is episode 28 called Camino de Santiago and Spanish Romance languages and in this episode you will learn:



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- The background of the Revolt of Arrabal or Revolt of the Suburb

- The Revolt of Arrabal and the brutal aftermath

- Why al-Hakam reconciled with the Maliki ulema who instigated the revolt and how al-Hakam secured the succession

- The legacy that Abd al-Rahman II inherited from al-Hakam

- The origins of the link between Santiago el Mayor or Saint James the Great and Spain

- What's the story behind the discovery of the alleged tomb of Santiago in Santiago de Compostela

- What long-term consequences had the Camino de Santiago for the Kingdom of Asturias and later Spain

- Clarification of a few concepts about languages and Latin, and the development of Romance languages throughout Europe

- The origins and development of the Spanish Romance languages: Mozarabic, Catalan, Galician-Portuguese, Navarro-Aragonese, Astur-Leonese and Castilian / Spanish

- A reflection about the figure of Santiago Matamoros or Saint James the Moor-slayer