Primary Sources: Medieval and Renaissance Periods: Iberia (Spain & Portugual)

narratives from the early modern Ibero-Atlantic world, 1550-1812

"Explores the history of Spain through primary sources, revealing the problems and experiences of Spain's empire, tensions among ethnic groups and across regions, the place of women and minorities in Spanish society, and the outlooks and roles of Spanish artists."

or, A genuino relation of the religion, laws, commerce, customs and manners of the country. Written by the Contess of Danois, in a series of letters to a friend at Paris.

5 volume set. Translated from the Spanish.

"... is the major law code of thirteenth-century Spain, compiled by Alfonso X the Learned of Castile. ... remains the foundation of modern Spanish law. ... its influence is notable in the law of Spain's former colonies, ... insight into the social, intellectual, and cultural history of medieval Spain." U of Penn Press website

with an introduction on Portuguese intercourse with China in the first half of the sixteenth century.

"Mariana Alcoforado, (baptized April 22, 1640 , Beja, Portugal—died July 28, 1723, Beja), Portuguese nun, long believed to have written Lettres portugaise (1669; “Portuguese Letters”), a collection of five love letters, though most modern authorities reject her authorship." See Encyclopaedia Britannica Online for more information.

Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources

Translations and introduction by John Frye ; prólogo by José-María Martínez-Hidalgo.

An Anthology of Sources
Edited and translated