History of Europe

Podcast in “The Rain Cafe” about Queen Urraca de León

I go back to the podcast of the program "The coffee of the rain" to talk about a formidable character:Queen Urraca de León. A woman who was full queen at a time when women did not reign in Europe, who had to face external threats (the Almoravids), internal (her stepsister Teresa, Countess of Portugal, the communal revolts of Santiago and Sahagún , the attempts at independence in Galicia...) and relatives (her husband Alfonso I the Battler, King of Aragon, her son Alfonso Raimúndez, the future Alfonso VII). A woman who fought for her throne and for her rights at a time when it was difficult for someone of her gender to do so.

Listen to the podcast (starting at minute 26.43) to get to know Queen Urraca de León a little better.


Previous Post