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Thiago Tolfo
thiago_tolfo@yahoo.com.br
Science ID
4613-D39C-317E
Lab2PT Group
LandS - Landscapes and Societies
Scientific Area
History and Archaeology; History
Supervision
Maria do Carmo Franco Ribeiro Arnaldo Rui Azevedo de Sousa Melo
Project Title
Evolução e transformação urbana do Noroeste da Península Ibérica entre os séculos XI e XV: uma abordagem comparativa de Braga (Portugal) e León (Espanha)
Abstract
The thesis is part of current research trends in the context of Urban History, is based on a substrate of existing data that need to be systematized and analyzed to transform them into information. The changes that occurred in the urban spaces of the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula between the 11th and 15th centuries, after the period of the Reconquest and the establishment of the Christian kingdoms, are analyzed. In the course of the formation and structuring of the territory, stimulated by demographic growth and economic recovery, urban centres experience a reorganization process that lacks a better understanding of the specific context of the Iberian Northwest, where the cities of León (Spain) and Braga ( Portugal) are paradigmatic examples. The comparative study of the urban phenomenon that occurred in these cities will take into account the fact that they have known similar historical processes, namely a Roman urban substrate, but also the role of urban powers, morphological changes and the built space.
Keywords
Iberian Peninsula; Northwest; Braga; Leon; Urbanism; Middle Ages;
Organic Unit
Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho