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The ''Estoria de España'', also known in the 1906 edition of Ramón Menéndez Pidal as the ''Primera Crónica General'', is a history book written on the initiative of Alfonso X of Castile ''"El Sabio"'' ("the Wise"), who was actively involved in the editing. It is believed to be the first extended history of Spain in Old Spanish, a West Iberian Romance language that forms part of the lineage from Vulgar Latin to modern Spanish. Many prior works were consulted in constructing this history. The book narrates a history beginning in Biblical and legendary origins and continues through the history of Castile under Fernando III of Castile. In the style of chronicles of its time, it begins by retelling the stories of remote origins found in the Bible. From the time of Moses onward, the mix begins to include Greek sources on ancient history. However, as the story continues, the details become increasingly detailed, especially from the Germanic invasions to the time of Alfonso's father Fernando III. The work is divided into four large parts. The first includes a history of Ancient Rome: the medieval European monarchs considered themselves heirs to the Roman Empire. The second tells the history of the barbarian and Gothic kings, treated as antecedents within the Iberian Peninsula. The third is a history of the Kingdom of Asturias from which the ''Reconquista'' (the Christian reconquest of Iberia from Muslim rule) began. The fourth and final part is a history of the Kingdoms of León and Castile. ==Structure== As discussed below, not all of the ''Estoria de España'' was completed during the reign of Alfonso X. The edition of Ramón Menéndez Pidal does not show all of the work actually completed during that reign and endorsed by Alfonso, but has the advantage of providing a linear narrative that offers the reader a comprehensive narrative history of Spain from its origins to the death of Fernando III, as intended by Alfonso. The ''Estoria'' is divided into four large parts; the chapter numbers are from Menéndez Pidal's edition: * Prologue by Alfonso X, written in the first person * First part : Primitive and Roman history (chapters 1–364): :History of primitive Spain and history of Spain in the era of the Roman consuls (1–116) :Eara of Julius Caesar (117–121) :Era of the Roman Empire (122–364) * Second part : Visigothic history (chapters 365–565): :Barbarian kings and the first Visigothic kings until Euric (365–429) :Later Visigothic kings (430–565) * Third part : Asturian-Leonese history (chapters 566–801): :Asturian-Leonese kings (566–677) :Leonese kings (678–801) * Fourth part : Castilian-Leonese history (chapters 802–1135) 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「Estoria de España」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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