Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada
archbishop of Toledo
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history of Spain
- In Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
…of the archbishop of Toledo, Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, who proceeded to stir up religious indignation at the Muslim victory over Christians. A proclamation of a Crusade was obtained from Pope Innocent III, which elicited further support from several French bishops, and, in the spring of 1212, contingents of French…
Read More - In Spain: Society, economy, and culture
…limited, through his historical works Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, archbishop of Toledo (died 1247), fixed the standard for Spanish historiography for centuries to come.
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