Guerra, estado y organización social de la producción. La Corona de Aragón en guerra con Castilla. 1429-1430

Abstract

The war that during 1429 and 1430 put face to face the Crowns of Castilla and Aragon, makes a maravellous experimental ground for investigators. Though perfectly well-documented, this fact has been paradoxically negliged because of its lack of political impact. If we follow punctually the events, it is nevertheless possible to prepare a valuable comparative analysis of the characteristics and capa­cities of the societies in conflict. All this is possible thanks to a better knowledge of the strategies of which public powers dispose to manage a rapid and adequat supply of armament, in a preindustrial context caracterised by the incompetence of the suppliers (craftsmen and traders) to cover, within short time limits, sudden increases in the demands of armament derived from outbreaks of wars. As we will see, while Jeanne d'Arc was busy with the English in Orléans, not least impressi­ve events took place in the peninsula.