Two place names, the same city: Segontia and Medinaceli in historical and documentary sources between the years 589 and 1121

  • Gabriel Bartolomé Bellón Ministerio de Cultura
Keywords: Early Middle Ages, caliphate of Córdoba, Al-Andalus, kingdom of Castile, celtiberian culture, Sigüenza

Abstract

In a previous article we formulated the hypothesis of identifying the current town of Medinaceli (province of Soria) with the ancient roman city of Segontia Lanca. In this article we Will delve into the history of this city from the year 589, it is first mention in Hispano-Visigothic documents, until the year 1121, when the bishopric of Sigüenza is founded. To do this, we are going to analyze the documentary and historical sources that deal with this period of more than five centuries

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Published
2025-04-07
How to Cite
Bartolomé Bellón G. . (2025). Two place names, the same city: Segontia and Medinaceli in historical and documentary sources between the years 589 and 1121. En la España Medieval, 48, 249-272. https://doi.org/10.5209/elem.100996