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Història De La Marina Catalana
The History of the Catalan Navy is a book written by Arcadi García Sanz that glosses the Catalan Navy, in trade and war, its exploits and conquests, in a historical compilation that covers from Prehistory to this day. It describes the maritime battles, the Catalan sea consulates, to end by detailing aspects of maritime law, being the author a lawyer. Description In addition to explaining, as the title says, the history of the Catalan Navy starts digging in a detailed area especially about the period from the Middle Ages to well into the sixteenth century, detailing the important aspects of the catalan merchant navy, which made Catalonia one of the commercial powers of the Mediterranean. It is not limited to ships, the organization of maritime transport, trade and Catalan maritime law, political events and the war at sea, but culminates the essay by immersing in the study of the men of the sea, helped by the art and science of maritime navigation accomplished by the Catalans. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Navy
The Catalan navy was a navy from Catalonia. It encompassed the Catalan ships, Catalan admirals and Catalan crew, that were under the direct or indirect orders of the counts of Barcelona and represented a reality recognized throughout the Mediterranean from its origins in the 9th century, as stated by Einhard in ''Annales regni Francorum'' (), until Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ferdinand the Catholic. In later times, ships built and manned on the Catalan coast, even, some of them, under the authority of non-Catalan kings, such as the kings of Naples, staged some important events. Similarly, the navies of the kingdoms of Mallorca and Valencia had their own entity and can be studied separately. Fame of the Catalan navy The modern generic designation "Armada del rey de Aragón" is inexact and not very descriptive of medieval reality,Bentley, Jerry H.Andrea Brancaleone. because until Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ferdinand the Catholic, the galleys of the Crown of Aragon were Catalan, Valenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
