Episode Four: Alfonso I

In this episode, we take a branching path off of the direct lineage of Pelagius. We cover not his grandchild by Favila, but his son-in-law, Alfonso I. Will this dynastic change mean good for the kingdom, or will this deviation from the line of the founder spell doom for the fledgling proto-Spain? Find out with Max and Dirk in this episode of Hail to the Chief. Bibliography: Carr, Raymond. Spain: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Collins, Roger. Early Medieval Spain: Unity in Diversity, 400-1000. Camden: Palgrave Macmillan, 1995. Written by Sebastianus, commissioned by Alfonso III. Chronicle of Alfonso III. Posted to aymennjawad.org 8/20/21. http://www.aymennjawad.org/24483/the-chronicle-of-alfonso-iii-the-kingdom. Image(s) Shown to Max: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1856-0614-96 (Alfonso. See the Lower Left.) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Leon_in_Spain.svg/1024px-Leon_in_Spain.svg.png (Asturias on map of Spain. [It is wikipedia, yes. I hope to avoid this in the future. Here is a double-reference in order to prove that this source is not unreliable: https://cdn3.vectorstock.com/i/1000x1000/72/52/leon-map-spain-province-administrative-map-vector-26577252.jpg) https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-political-map-of-spain-with-the-several-regions-where-asturias-is-48834616.html (Asturias on a map) https://www.dreamstime.com/detailed-accurate-illustration-map-galicia-spain-map-galicia-spain-image169157810 (Galicia on a map)