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espanolEn este articulo se pretende analizar la gestion de los espacios de pastura en la region fronteriza entre Cataluna, Aragon y Valencia durante los siglos xii-xiv. Desde la conquista cristiana de los siglos xii y xiii, la sociedad rural que se articula en los limites de estas tres entidades politicas se integra en un modelo economico determinado por la ganaderia. Primero, la monarquia y los senores favorecen la creacion de un gran espacio ganadero y, a medida que se aleja la frontera con los musulmanes, la ganaderia se convierte en la actividad economica principal de los habitantes de los concejos. Surgen, entonces, intereses contrapuestos entre los diferentes grupos sociales y emerge una conflictividad generalizada en la region que deriva del establecimiento de distintos usos y derechos sobre los pastos. De hecho, se arbitran diferentes sistemas de gestion comunal y privada de las pasturas y, progresivamente, las villas y las comunidades rurales adquieren una gran autonomia en su administracion por delegacion de los senores respectivos. Asi pues, nuestra intencion es analizar la evolucion de las diversas formas de gestion de los espacios de pastura y conocer la problematica derivada de su combinacion en el seno de una sociedad rural. EnglishIn this article, we analyse the management of pasturelands in the border areas of Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia during the twelfth to fourteenth centuries. As Muslim territories receded with the Christian conquest of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the monarchy and the feudal lords favoured the creation of a large livestock-producing area. Livestock thus became the main economic activity for people living in towns and rural communities along the borders of these three political areas. The establishment of diverse rights and uses related to pasturelands gave rise to confrontations among social groups and conflict throughout the region. As systems for communal and private management of pastures were negotiated, feudal lords increasingly delegated management to towns and rural communities, which gradually obtained greater autonomy. Our aim is to analyse the evolution, amalgamation and issues associated with pasture management systems in a rural society.

This article analyses the conflict that arose between King James I and the noble Blasco de Alagon for the possession of the town of Morella, on the frontier of the Crown of Aragon. Our intention is to analyse this episode to know the discourses, practices and exercise of the power of the monarchy and the nobility in the middle decades of the thirteenth century. To do so, attention is focussed on the chronicle of James I and the documents that were produced during the dispute. However, we also have to consider the silences in the respective sources, as these are highly significant for understanding the actions of the two protagonists and their concept of power.