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In the Cantigas de Santa Maria , a collection of more than four hundred poems written in the language of medieval Galicia in praise of the Virgin Mary, Alfonso X, el Sabio, king of Castile-Leon, has left us a kind of poetic biography. Declaring himself Mary's troubadour, he appeals to her as his advocate and consoler as he recounts specific events in his life and that of his kingdom. As he tells us about his family, his war against the Muslims of Granada and Morocco, the treachery of the nobility, his frequent illnesses, and his fear of hellfire and damnation, he reveals much about his personality and his spirituality. This volume explicates the historical circumstances surrounding the events described in the cantigas. The Cantigas de Santa Maria is a royal biography unique in thirteenth-century Europe.

Spanish literature --- Littérature espagnole --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Alfonso --- Castile (Spain) --- Castille (Espagne) --- History --- Kings and rulers --- Biography. --- Histoire --- Rois et souverains --- Biographies --- Biography --- Littérature espagnole --- Alfonso X, 1252-1284 --- Alfonso - X, - King of Castile and Leon, - 1221-1284. - Cantigas de Santa Marâia. --- Alfonso - X, - King of Castile and Leon, - 1221-1284. --- Alfonso - X, - King of Castile and Leon, - 1221-1284 - Cantigas de Santa María --- Alfonso - X, - King of Castile and Leon, - 1221-1284 --- Castile (Spain) - History - Alfonso X, 1252-1284 --- Castile (Spain) - Kings and rulers - Biography --- Kings and sovereigns --- Czars (Kings and rulers) --- Kings and rulers, Primitive --- Monarchs --- Royalty --- Rulers --- Sovereigns --- Tsars --- Tzars --- Heads of state --- Queens --- Castile --- Afonso --- Alfons, --- Alfonso, --- Alonso, --- Alphonse, --- Alphonse --- Anfós, --- Castille, Alphonse de, --- De Castille, Alphonse, --- Castilla (Spain)