The Visual Guide of the Medieval Kingdom of Galicia is a publishing proposal that aims to bring in an accessible, attractive and rigorous way the history of the Kingdom of Galicia to the general public, especially to the youth and the school environment.
This is an illustrated book that combines simple texts with maps, photographs and illustrations to build a complete journey through the medieval Galician period, from the Swedish kingdom to the decree of 1833 that meant its administrative disappearance.
The work is structured by thematic blocks that allow to know the historical, territorial, political, cultural and social evolution of the Kingdom of Galicia, addressing issues such as:
- The origins of the kingdom and its historical evolution.
- The configuration of the territory and the divisions that led to the birth of Portugal.
- The Galician Dynasty and Kings.
- Everyday life: economy, trade, urbanism, Jewish communities, sister revolts ...
- The importance of the Galician-Portuguese language and literature.
- The role of the church and the relevance of the Jacobean myth.
- International relations and the presence of Galicia in the medieval European imagination.
Also includes prominent sections such as:
- A visual time line with the main events and reigns.
- Ten figures or deeds of the Galician medieval history.
- A proposal from 10 places to visit this stage.
- Nail Escolla of Mapamundis and Medieval Cartographs where Galicia appears.
- Bibliographic recommendations to delve into the topic.
With this visual guide, an innovative and quality dissemination resource is presented, designed as an educational tool and also as a tourist-cultural proposal, which allows to recover and make visible one of the most fascinating and unknown stages of our history.
