Chronicle of Alfonso X

Bys: Thacker, Shelby and Escobar, Jose

" Alfonso X (1221-1284) reigned as king of Castile and Le?n from 1252 until his death. Known to history as El Sabio, the Wise, or the Learned, his appreciation for science and the arts led him to sponsor a number of books on the history of Spain since its Roman settlement. Among them were the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of over four hundred poems exalting his favorite patron saint, Mary, and chronicles of all the kings of Castile and Le?n, Navarre, Arag?n, and Portugal. Alfonso X d

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081312218X
• ISBN13: 9780813122182
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher