Kingdom of Pamplona and County of Aragon

The History of Spain Podcast

This is episode 29 called Kingdom of Pamplona and County of Aragon and in this episode you will learn:
SHOW NOTES
- Why Vasconia has always been subject to external attacks
- How the Carolingian Empire and Emirate of Córdoba fought to control Iberian Vasconia and how that led to the emergence of pro-Frankish and pro-Umayyad Basque parties
- The assassination of the Banu Qasi governor of Pamplona, led by Velasco the Basque who represented the pro-Frankish party
- How Íñigo Arista, supported by the Banu Qasi and Córdoba, gained control of Pamplona
- Why the Kingdom of Pamplona is not considered a kingdom and the game of double legimitacy
- The origins of the County of Aragon, briefly under the Carolingian Empire and how García the Bad made the County of Aragon a vassal of Pamplona instead
- The last attempt of the Carolingian Empire to regain control over the Western Pyrenees, the Second Battle of Roncesvalles and its consequences
- What kind of relationship did the Banu Qasi and Arista-Íñigo dynasty had
- The political history of the County of Aragon in the 9th century and the origins of surnames like Sánchez or García
- Brief talk about social and economic aspects of the Kingdom of Pamplona and the County of Aragon
- What are the origins of the Basques (genetic studies)
- The external history of the Basque language, why its usage declined and the current situation of Euskera
- Reflection on the pragmatic relationship between the Kingdom of Pamplona and the Banu Qasi