PrintThe Chronica Latina Regum Castellae ("Latin Chronicle of the Kings of Castile") can be considered one of a trio of major Latin works of Iberian history in the 13th century prior to the transition towards the vernacular, the other two being Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada's Historia Gothica ("Gothic History") and Lucas of Tuy's Chronicon Mundi ("Chronicle of the World"). While the latter two works can be seen as 'histories of Spain' with Castilian and Leonese focuses respectively, the Chronica has a more specific focus on Castile and reads quite differently, though the work also contains accounts of events in other regions, including the Crusades in the Holy Land and conflict in Italy between the Papacy and the administration of the city of Rome.
The chronicle's original content suggests that the author is not relying on either Rodrigo or Lucas and has his own sources, including contemporary testimony that had personally been relayed to him. However, like the other two authors' works, the chronicle ends with Ferdinand III's conquest of Cordoba in 1236 CE, although it appears that this ending was added to an earlier draft of the work. The starting point of the chronicle is the reign of Ferdinand Gundisalvus ("Fernán González"- d. 970 CE). The suggested author of the chronicle is Ferdinand III's chancellor Juan de Soria. Regardless of whether the specific identification is correct, there is little doubt that the author was at least someone who occupied a senior position in Ferdinand III's administration.
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