Dos inscripciones sobre la fundación de Lara y una sobre sus siete infantes, con un análisis evolutivo de su iglesia parroquial

Authors

  • José Ángel Esteras Commune de La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • Josemi Lorenzo Independent researcher
  • Alberto Montaner Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/MCLM.3.8254

Keywords:

Epigraphy, Romanesque, forgeries, medieval copywriting, Fernán González, counts of Castile, origins of Castile, Ausina

Abstract

This paper studies the controversial topic of the origin of Castile in three epigraphic inscriptions from Lara de los Infantes,from a perspective both philological and historical. The making of the oldest inscription, found in the hermitage of SanJulián (and preserved at the Museum of Burgos since the early 20th century) must date back to the mid-12th century.It was written with the monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza (Burgos) in mind, since it highlights the preeminence of the former because of its links to count Fernán González. It was also possibly based on a local tradition from Lara now lost to us and of spurious provenance. In the humanistic period, prior to 1600, a copy of this inscription was made, to which a new one was added, from an unknown source; and both were placed in the western gable of Lara’s parish church in the event of a structural alteration to enlarge the temple, thus counteracting the aims of the monasteries of San Millan (La Rioja), Santo Domingo de Silos (Burgos) and the neighbouring town of Salas de los Infantes to appropriate the memory of Fernán González and the seven Infantes. The parish inscriptions, then, are also of use to outline a proposal of periods in the structural evolution of this Romanesque church.

 

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Author Biography

Alberto Montaner, Universidad de Zaragoza

Departamento de Filología Española, Catedrático de Universidad

Published

06-12-2016

How to Cite

Esteras, J. Ángel, Lorenzo, J., & Montaner, A. (2016). Dos inscripciones sobre la fundación de Lara y una sobre sus siete infantes, con un análisis evolutivo de su iglesia parroquial. Magnificat Cultura I Literatura Medievals, 3, 95–160. https://doi.org/10.7203/MCLM.3.8254
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