The History Of Spain Podcast

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