Treaty of Torrellas

The Treaty of Torrellas (called a sentencia arbitral, "sentence by arbitration," in Castilian), signed in Torrellas on 8 August 1304, settled the question of conquest of the Kingdom of Murcia, thitherto a dependency of the Crown of Castile, by James II of Aragon. The agreement favored the Crown of Aragon, straining ties.[1]

Between 1296 and 1300, James led a series of military operations in Murcia with the intention of conquering a large zone between Elda in the north and Huércal-Overa in the south, with him occupying all territory above the Segura, and Murcia, which was returned to Castile.[2] He also invaded lands of the Lordship of Villena.[3]

James got together with Ferdinand IV of Castile in 1304 to fix new borders between their two states in Andalusia. Cities were exchanged, with Aragon being awarded many north of the Segura,[4] and James retained a portion of Villena.[3] However, the treaty did not establish a definitive border, something promulgated next year by the Treaty of Elche.[5]

And the king of Aragón restored the kingdom of Murcia to King Don Fernando, except for the part he had conquered, that his grandfather, King James I, had given as a dowry for his daughter to Don Manuel, the brother of King Alfonso of Castile. And since that lady died without children, the land had to be returned to the king of Aragón and because of King James's great friendship with his son-in-law, King Alfonso, and with Infante Don Manuel, who was also his son-in-law, he allowed Don Manuel to keep the land. And now the king of Aragón wants it back and by rights and with reason; and thus in this peace treaty, he will recover it, that is, Alicante, Elche, Aspe, Petrer, the Valley of Elda and Novelda, and la Mola, Crevillente, Abanilla, Callosa, Orihuela, and Guardamar.

— Crónica de Ramon Muntaner[6]

See also

Sources
  1. Kagay, Donald J. (2008). "The Dynastic Dimension of International Conflict in Fourteenth-Century Iberia". Mediterranean Studies. 17: 80. doi:10.2307/41167393. ISSN 1074-164X. JSTOR 41167393.
  2. Kagay & Villalon (2021), p. 19
  3. Kinkade (2019), p. 111
  4. Kagay & Villalon (2021), p. 119
  5. Kagay & Villalon (2021), p. 33
  6. Kinkade (2019), p. 112
Bibliography
  • Kagay, Donald J.; Villalon, L.J. Andrew (2021). Conflict in fourteenth-century Iberia: Aragon vs. Castile and the War of the Two Pedros. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-42505-7.
  • Kinkade, Richard P. (2019). Dawn of a dynasty: the life and times of Infante Manuel of Castile. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781487530501 – via De Gruyter.


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