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The Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (English: Monastery of Saint John of the Kings) is a historic monastery in Toledo, Spain, built by the Catholic Monarchs (1477–1504). ==A monument to celebrate== This monastery was founded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to commemorate both the birth of their son, Prince John, and their victory at the Battle of Toro (1476) over the army of Afonso V of Portugal. Prince John of Portugal also celebrated〔↓ Spanish historian Ana Carrasco Manchado: "...The battle (Toro ) was fierce and uncertain, and because of that both sides attributed themselves the victory. Prince John, the son of Alfonso of Portugal, sent letters to the Portuguese cities declaring victory. And Ferdinand of Aragon did the same. Both wanted to take advantage of the victory's propaganda." In ( ''Isabel I de Castilla y la sombra de la ilegitimidad: propaganda y representación en el conflicto sucesorio (1474-1482)'' ), 2006, p.195, 196.〕 his victory over the Castilian army of the Catholic monarchs with a solemn procession on each anniversary of the battle.〔↓ Spanish historian Cesáreo Fernández Duro: "...For those who ignore the background of these circumstances it will certainly seem strange that while the Catholic Monarchs raised a temple in Toledo in honour of the victory that God grant them on that occasion, the same fact (Battle of Toro ) was festively celebrated with solemn processions on its anniversary in Portugal” in ( ''La batalla de Toro (1476). Datos y documentos para su monografía histórica'' ), in Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia, tome 38, Madrid, 1901,p. 250.〕〔↓ Manchado, ( ''Isabel I de Castilla y la sombra de la ilegitimidad: propaganda y representación en el conflicto sucesorio (1474-1482)'' ), 2006, p.199 (foot note nr.141)〕 This apparent contradiction was a consequence of the indecisive〔↓ Spanish academic António M. Serrano: " From all of this it is deductible that the battle '' remained face to face for some hours; and the Portuguese kept their position during more time (...)" in ( ''Historia General de España'' ), tome V, book XXIV, chapter X, p. 299,300.〕〔↓ chronicler Rui de Pina (Portuguese): "And being the two enemy battles face to face, the Castilian battle was deeply agitated and showing clear signs of defeat if attacked as it was without King and dubious of the outcome.(...) And without discipline and with great disorder they went to Zamora. So being the Prince alone on the field without suffering defeat but inflicting it on the adversary he became heir and master of his own victory" in ( ''Chronica de El- rei D.Affonso V...'' ) 3rd book, chapter CXCI.〕 Undoubtedly, the battle represented a decisive political victory〔↓ A. Ballesteros Beretta: "His moment is the inconclusive Battle of Toro.(…)both sides attributed themselves the victory…. The letters written by the King '' "...San Juan de los Reyes resulted from the royal will to build a monastery to commemorate the victory in a battle with an uncertain outcome but decisive, the one fought in Toro in 1476, which consolidated the union of the two most important Peninsular Kingdoms."〔↓ Rafael Dominguez Casas in (''San Juan de los reyes: espacio funerário y aposento régio'' ) in ''Boletín del Seminário de Estúdios de Arte y Arqueologia, number 56, p.364, 1990.〕 Toledo was chosen as the site for building the monastery due to its central geographic location and because it had been the capital of the ancient Visigoth kingdom, symbolically reconstituted by Isabella and Ferdinand with the restoration of the lost unity of Spain, through the union of Castile with Aragon.〔↓ Rafael Dominguez Casas in ( ''San Juan de los reyes: espacio funerário y aposento régio'' ) in ''Boletín del Seminário de Estúdios de Arte y Arqueologia'', number 56, p.364, 1990.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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