De rebus Hispaniae

De rebus Hispaniae is a history of the Iberian Peninsula, from Toledo Archbishop Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada in the first half of the 13th century by order of Ferdinand III. was written in Latin. In addition to the original title the work is also known as Historia gótica / gothica, Cronicón del Toledano or Cronicón de las cosas sucedidas en España.

Content

De rebus Hispaniae consists of nine books, which include the then-known chronicles the Iberian Peninsula. So you cover the period of the first known people by the year 1243.

Jiménez de Rada took advantage of for the first time in the history of Andalusia Hispanic - so Moorish - sources and turns his attention to all Spanish territories, which also include the kingdoms of Aragón, Navarre, Portugal as that of Castile and León and its predecessor kingdom of Asturias.

He devoted an important part of the Visigothic Kingdom chronicle what the chapter name historia gothica had become synonymous. The other chapters deal with the various peoples and their reigns on the Iberian Peninsula: Romans, Huns, Vandals, Suevi, Alans, Moors etc.

The Chronicle found widespread acceptance and has been translated into various Romance languages ​​. It was for centuries a key work in the study of the history of Spain.