Knowledge (XXG)

Mutiny of the Trout

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Tenía la governación de la cibdad de Zamora por el dicho rey don Fernando el Conde don Ponce de Cabrera y el rey tomó tal enojo del por este caso que lo despojó de la tierra que le dava y él se fue huyendo al rey de Castilla don Sancho, el deseado, el qual después le ganó perdón y retitución con
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Holding the government of the city of Zamora from the said king don Fernando was the Count don Ponce de Cabrera, and the king was so angered by this case that he dispossessed him of the land that he had given him and he fled to the king of Castile don Sancho, the Desired , he whom afterwards
74:). Ferdinand feared that they would abandon Zamora permanently and settle in Portugal, the kingdom of his enemy. The enemies of Ponce de Cabrera at court counselled the king to accede to the townsfolk's demands, and so pardon was granted and Ponce was deprived of his governorships and exiled. 47:
had prior rights. During the ensuing argument, which attracted several other townsmen to support the shoemaker, the steward arrested the latter and some of his supporters. This sparked a riot. Some local knights, including the eldest son (unnamed in the sources) of Count
32:, in late 1157. The uprising is first mentioned in a late 15th-century manuscript. While the story is not inherently implausible, there is no near-contemporary evidence for it and modern scholars have been hesitant to accept it as historical. 52:, then governor of Zamora, convened in the church of Santa María to discuss the proper course of action, the rioters locked them in and set the church alight, burning to death all inside. They then razed to the ground the house of the 43:, tried to requisition an especially fine-looking trout from a local fishmonger who had already promised to sell it to the shoemaker. The steward then claimed that the 214: 97:. The exile of Ponce de Cabrera is also a historical fact, but no source other than the Mutiny story provides a reason for it. He soon returned to favour: 131:
Simon Barton, "Two Catalan Magnates in the Courts of the Kings of León-Castile: The Careers of Ponce de Cabrera and Ponce de Minerva Re-examined",
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gained from him pardon and restitution with grace and his estates and he returned to the city with the office that he had at first held.
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E. Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez, "‘El motín de la trucha’ y sus consecuencias sobre don Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera, ‘Príncipe de Zamora’",
133: 209: 204: 199: 194: 49: 65: 146:"Leyenda y realidad histórica: el contexto político del ‘Motín de la Trucha’ de Zamora en el siglo XII" 61: 82: 145: 81:), but it is not widely accepted by historians. Urban uprisings were characteristic of the 94: 25: 173:
Fernando Luis Corral, "El Motín de Trucha: realidad política en torno a una leyenda",
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One commentator has seen in the story "notable indications of its veracity" (
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gracia y su hazienda y bolvió a la cibdad con el cargo que primero tenía
68:, through messengers to pardon them and confiscate Ponce's lands ( 36: 86: 39:. The steward of Gómez Álvarez de Vizcaya, the town governor or 175:
Anuario del Instituto de Estudios Zamoranos Florián de Ocampo
56:, and, fearing the reprisals of Count Ponce, they fled 35:The revolt supposedly began as a dispute over a 8: 79:no desdeñables indicios de su veracidad 85:at the time. In 1161 there was one in 170:, 3 vols (Zamora: 1991), III, 261–83. 168:Primer Congreso de Historia de Zamora 7: 215:12th century in the Kingdom of León 14: 1: 89:and in 1162 a further two in 134:Journal of Medieval History 64:border and asked the king, 231: 50:Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera 24:) was a semi-legendary 144:Fernando Luis Corral, 18:Mutiny of the Trout 22:Motín de la Trucha 210:Conflicts in 1157 150:Studia Zamorensia 123: 122: 222: 205:Spanish folklore 200:Medieval legends 100: 99: 230: 229: 225: 224: 223: 221: 220: 219: 195:1150s in Europe 185: 184: 181:(2002): 375–98. 163: 161:Further reading 141:(1992): 233–66. 128: 83:Kingdom of León 12: 11: 5: 228: 226: 218: 217: 212: 207: 202: 197: 187: 186: 183: 182: 171: 162: 159: 158: 157: 156:(2002): 29–48. 142: 127: 124: 121: 120: 119: 118: 112: 111: 110: 26:popular revolt 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 227: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 193: 192: 190: 180: 176: 172: 169: 165: 164: 160: 155: 151: 147: 143: 140: 136: 135: 130: 129: 125: 115: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 102: 101: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 75: 73: 72: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 46: 42: 38: 33: 31: 30:Zamora, Spain 27: 23: 19: 178: 174: 167: 153: 149: 138: 132: 105: 78: 76: 69: 66:Ferdinand II 57: 53: 44: 40: 34: 21: 17: 15: 189:Categories 126:References 62:Portuguese 20:(Spanish: 91:Salamanca 71:tenencias 58:en masse 60:to the 54:regidor 45:regidor 41:regidor 95:Ávila 37:trout 93:and 87:Lugo 16:The 28:in 191:: 179:19 177:, 152:, 148:, 139:18 137:, 154:6 109:.

Index

popular revolt
Zamora, Spain
trout
Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera
Portuguese
Ferdinand II
tenencias
Kingdom of León
Lugo
Salamanca
Ávila
Journal of Medieval History
"Leyenda y realidad histórica: el contexto político del ‘Motín de la Trucha’ de Zamora en el siglo XII"
Categories
1150s in Europe
Medieval legends
Spanish folklore
Conflicts in 1157
12th century in the Kingdom of León

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