Name: María de Castilla, Queen of Aragón

Description:

María de Castilla (1401-1458) is the first daughter of Enrique III, sister of Juan II and Catalina and wife of Alfonso V of Aragon. Her participation in the Castilian and Aragonese politics of her time makes her one of the most relevant women of the time. Juan Alfonso de Baena refers to her as a good and holy queen, “almiva consolante /que ablanda la garganta” (PN1+586).

Quoted in:

Text: Cancionero de Baena (Dutton PN1); Dutton, Brian y Joaquín González Cuenca, eds., Cancionero de Juan Alfonso de Baena, Madrid, Visor, 1993. The page http://cancionerovirtual.liv.ac.uk is not found now. Alternatively see BDTEA (Biblioteca Digital de Textos del Español Antiguo. Textos Poéticos Españoles).

• ID0285, PN1+586, “Para un rey tan excelente” (BDTEA).

Quoted by:

• Juan Alfonso de Baena (ID0285).

Rewritings:

La espada de la reina