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The ''Fragmentum historicum ex cartulario Alaonis'' ("historical fragment from the cartulary of Alaón"), also called the ''Crónica de Alaón renovada'' ("revised chronicle of Alaón"), is a short, anonymous
chronicle A chronicle ( la, chronica, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and lo ...
of the
County of Ribagorza The County of Ribagorza or Ribagorça ( an, Condato de Ribagorza, ca, Comtat de Ribagorça, la, Comitatus Ripacurtiae) was a medieval county on the southern side of the Pyrenees, including the northeast of modern Aragón and part of the northwes ...
. According to most scholars, it was written in the early fifteenth century by a monk of Alaón, but at least one places its main composition towards 1154. It was first edited and published under the current description by José de la Canal in '' España Sagrada'' (46:323–29). On folio 106r of the
cartulary A cartulary or chartulary (; Latin: ''cartularium'' or ''chartularium''), also called ''pancarta'' or ''codex diplomaticus'', is a medieval manuscript volume or roll (''rotulus'') containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the fo ...
in which the ''Fragmentum'' was found is preserved a marginal notice, in a thirteenth-century hand, indicating that a certain ''presbiter vel monacus'' (presbyter and monk) named Domingo wrote this codex during the episcopate of Raimundo Dalmacio,
Bishop of Roda A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...
from 1078 to 1094, during the reign of
Sancho Ramírez Sancho Ramírez ( 1042 – 4 June 1094) was King of Aragon from 1063 until 1094 and King of Pamplona from 1076 under the name of Sancho V ( eu, Antso V.a Ramirez). He was the eldest son of Ramiro I and Ermesinda of Bigorre. His father was the f ...
. From this, Joaquín Traggia Uribarri inferred that Domingo was the author of the ''Fragmentum'' and the first historian of Ribagorza, though the ''Fragmentum'' is written in a hand of the early fifteenth century. Whoever copied it into the cartulary left only one blank page (folio 104r), which was not sufficient for the whole text, even though the last paragraphs are written in very small letters. The conclusion of the ''Fragmentum'' had to be placed on the bottom half of the previous page (folio 103v), leading José de la Canal to incorrectly begin his edition with the text from folio 103v (which begins ''Adhuc de Episcopis''). The ''Fragmentum'', unlike the near-contemporary '' Canónica de San Pedro de Taberna'' (1415), was written in good faith, although its author may have intended to lend it greater credibility by copying it into the generally much older cartulary. Internal evidence also suggests that the historian was a learned man of the fifteenth, not the twelfth, century. He gives the correct etymology (inconceivable in the twelfth century) of
Sobrarbe Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas of Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. Many of its people speak the Aragonese language locally known as ''fabla''. The ...
(from ''super Arbem'', above mount Arbe) and notes correctly that Ribagorza was called Barbitania in ancient times.The name ''Barbutana'' was used as late as 1080 in the ''Convenientia inter episcopos Aragonensem et Rotensem'' found in the cartulary of Roda (published by
Jaime Villanueva Jaime Villanueva (1765–1824) was a Spanish historian and writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative wri ...
, ''Viage literario'', XV:283–84). Before this the region was called ''Boletania'' by the Romans (cf. inscriptions published by P. Fita, ''Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia'', IV:214–15), which name is preserved in today's
Boltaña Boltaña (in Aragonese: ''Boltanya'') is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 870 inhabitants. Boltaña is the economic development capital of t ...
.
He incorrectly asserts that
Sancho the Great Sancho Garcés III ( 992-996 – 18 October 1035), also known as Sancho the Great ( es, Sancho el Mayor, eu, Antso Gartzez Nagusia), was the King of Pamplona from 1004 until his death in 1035. He also ruled the County of Aragon and by marriage ...
passed on the kingdom of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza to his son Ramiro I, while in fact it was
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. His chronology of the counts of Ribagorza indicates that he had access to the archives of Alaón and Obarra, and he notifies the reader that the act of consecration of bishop
Borrell Borrell () is a common surname in modern Catalan language, and was also a given name in the past. It can refer to: * Alfons Borrell i Palazón (born 1931), Catalan painter * Andrea Borrell (born 1963), Cuban basketball player * Borrell of Ausona ( ...
can be found in the archives of the
Cathedral of Urgell La Seu d'Urgell Cathedral, otherwise Urgel Cathedral of the Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of la Seu d'Urgell ( Alt Urgell) in Catalonia. It is the seat of the Bishops of Urgell, who are al ...
. In his dependence on archival material the anonymous historian ''Fragmentum'' was writing on the cusp of modernity.


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