The register of epidemics in the narrative sources of the Crown of Aragon (later 13th century to end of 16th century)

Abstract

This article examines a provisional compilation of diverse narrative sources from the western territories of the Crown of Aragon – namely Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca – with the aim of tracing records of epidemics from the late 13th to the 16th century. It analyzes how these episodes are described, specific events are highlighted, and whether there was a deliberate effort to construct a historical memory of plague outbreaks and other diseases.

Este artigo explora uma compilação provisória de diversas fontes narrativas dos territórios ocidentais da Coroa de Aragão – Catalunha, Aragão, Valência e Maiorca – com o objetivo de rastrear registros de epidemias do final do século XIII ao século XVI. Ele examina como esses episódios são descritos, quais eventos específicos são destacados e se houve um esforço deliberado para construir uma memória histórica sobre surtos de peste e outras doenças

This article has been prepared within the grant RYC2022-036326-I, funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and FSE+, the research project EPIDEMED (PID2020-117839GB-I00) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and the research project MORTALITAS (PID2023-151785NB-I00) funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and FEDER, UE, as well as the research group ARQHISTEC (Economies alimentàries i dinàmiques de població a la Mediterrània occidental: grup d’arqueologia i història de les societats premodernes) 2021 SGR 01607.