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Teofilo Fabian Ruiz, « Expansion et changement : la conquête de Séville et la société castillane (1248-1350) », Annales (documents), ID : 10.3406/ahess.1979.294068
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Expansion and crisis the impact of the conquest of Seville on Castillan society 1248-1350 The Christian conquest of Seville in 1248 led to a major re-structuring of Castile. It opened the valley of the Guadalquivir to occupation by the Castillans. To exploit these lands laborers were taken from the grain-producing areas of the north. This led to a reduction in cereal cultivation, food shortages and inflation. Moreover, the distribution of Andalusian lands to the upper aristocracy increased their power in relation to the crown and other groups in the society. Small, free peasants owning their lands (the norm in the north) were now replaced everywhere by the latifundia. For the next hundred years the king sought the support of the upper bourgeoisie to balance aristocratic ambitions. Royal privileges to the urban patriciate enabled them to monopolize the political and financial resources of the Castilian cities for their own and the king's service. By 1350 a basic political, social, economic and cultural structure emerged which has remained, with some variants, typical of Castile and Spain to this day.
