Lesson 4: The Crisis of Medieval Barcelona _
- Barcelona in the Era of the Great Discoveries.
- The new commercial routes in the Atlantic
- Barcelona and its commercial Empire during the fifteenth century
- The Effects of the Black Death: Crisis and Stagnation.
- The international political conflicts and Barcelona: "La guerra de sucesión"
- Reading to be done for next class: Josep Miquel Sobrer 1992. Introduction . Catalonia: A Self Portrait. Bllominton: Indiana University Press. pp 1-12
4th WEEK (Oct. 18 th to Oct. 22 nd ) _
The Creation of Medieval Barcelona (700-1300)
- The Invasions of the Islam
- The Counts of Barcelona
- Barcelona and Catalonia as a Border region between Christianity and Islam
- The development of Civil institutions: Consell de Cent, Generalitat, Guilds, etc...
