Chronicon Burgense
Encyclopedia
The Chronicon Burgense is a collection of Latin
annals
that, together with the Annales Compostellani
and the Chronicon Ambrosianum
, may form a group of related histories sometimes called the Efemérides riojanas because they may have been compiled in La Rioja
. The Chronicon Burgenes is named after the Cathedral of Burgos, where it was discovered on one folio of a surviving thirteenth-century obituary/calendar. It deals primarily with matters in the Kingdom of Castile
and may have been written at Burgos, the Castilian capital. It also touches on the Kingdom of Navarre
(in which the Rioja lay) and covers the period from the Nativity of Jesus
to the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
in 1212. It uses the dating system of the Spanish era
and not the Anno domini
. It is a unique source for several details relating to early Castilian history. The following is an excerpt:
Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration. Despite the clerical origin of many of its authors,...
annals
Annals
Annals are a concise form of historical representation which record events chronologically, year by year. The Oxford English Dictionary defines annals as "a narrative of events written year by year"...
that, together with the Annales Compostellani
Annales Compostellani
The Annales Compostellani or Anales castellanos terceros are a set of Latin annals found in, and named after, Santiago de Compostela...
and the Chronicon Ambrosianum
Chronicon Ambrosianum
The Chronicon Ambrosianum or Chronica parva Ambrosianum is a set of exceedingly terse Latin annals that, together with the Annales Compostellani and the Chronicon Burgense, forms a group of related histories first called the Efemérides riojanas by Manuel Gómez-Moreno because they may have been...
, may form a group of related histories sometimes called the Efemérides riojanas because they may have been compiled in La Rioja
La Rioja (Spain)
La Rioja is an autonomous community and a province of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.-History:...
. The Chronicon Burgenes is named after the Cathedral of Burgos, where it was discovered on one folio of a surviving thirteenth-century obituary/calendar. It deals primarily with matters in the Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of León. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region...
and may have been written at Burgos, the Castilian capital. It also touches on the Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Navarre
The Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....
(in which the Rioja lay) and covers the period from the Nativity of Jesus
Nativity of Jesus
The Nativity of Jesus, or simply The Nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus in two of the Canonical gospels and in various apocryphal texts....
to the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab , took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain...
in 1212. It uses the dating system of the Spanish era
Spanish era
The Spanish era, Hispanic era or Caesar era refers to the dating system used in Hispania until the 14th century, when the Anno Domini system was adopted. It began with year one in what is 38 BC, probably the date of a new tax imposed by the Roman Republic on the subdued population of Iberia....
and not the Anno domini
Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
. It is a unique source for several details relating to early Castilian history. The following is an excerpt:
Editions
- In Francisco de BerganzaFrancisco de BerganzaFray Francisco de Berganza y Arce , better known as Padre Berganza, was a Spanish Benedictine monk and medievalist...
, ed. Antigüedades de España, II (Madrid: 1721), 560–62. - In Enrique FlórezEnrique FlorezEnrique Flórez de Setién y Huidobro was a Spanish historian.Florez was born in Valladolid. At 15 years old, he entered the order of St Augustine. He subsequently became professor of theology at the University of Alcala, where he published a Cursus theologiae in five volumes...
, ed. España Sagrada, XXIII (Madrid: 1767), 307–10. - In Manuel Martínez Añíbarro y Rives, ed. Intento de un diccionario biográfico y bibliográfico de autores de la provincia de Burgos (Madrid: 1889), 49–50.
- In A. Huici Miranda, ed. Las crónicas latinas de la Reconquista, I (Valencia: 1913), 27–39.