Spaces of power in Nasrid rural milieu: the alquería towers

Authors

  • Adela Fábregas Arévalo
  • Raúl González Arévalo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/aytm.v22i0.2676

Abstract

The present article deals with a revision of the analysis of one of the most present material structures in Nasrid rural milieu: the alqueria (farmstead) towers. Assumed until now its characterization as minor structures that were part of the Nasrid defensive system, we now launch a new interpretation proposal trying to understand until which point these constructions were the State’s doing as part of its defensive or territorial control plans, or if, on the contrary, we find ourselves before a bastion of peasant communities self-management, from which it could depart the impetus of its building and use, opposite to other State-controlled spaces.

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Author Biographies

  • Adela Fábregas Arévalo

    Profesora Titular de Universidad. Universidad de Granada Dpto. Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Campus Universitario

  • Raúl González Arévalo

    Investigador Contratado Ramón y Cajal. Universidad de Granada Dpto. Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Campus Universitario

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Published

2015-11-23

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Research

How to Cite

Fábregas Arévalo, A., & González Arévalo, R. (2015). Spaces of power in Nasrid rural milieu: the alquería towers. Arqueologia Y Territorio Medieval, 22. https://doi.org/10.17561/aytm.v22i0.2676