15th century. Aragon (Iberia). Few specific details of the life of Benito Morer de Torla are known beyond what hestated in his Crónica in which he declares himself a canon of Zaragoza (Torla being a village of the Spanish Pyrenees in Huesca), under the rule of Saint Augustine. He wrote his work during his stay in Burgos, in 1459, as a pilgrim. Morer de Torla's chronicle is in reality an addition and sequel to Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada's De rebus Hispanie. There are three 15th century manuscripts: Paris, BnF, lat. 12924; Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Thott 554 and Stockholm, Kungliga Biblio…
Morer de Torla, Benito(377 words)
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de Páiz Hernández, María Isabel, “Morer de Torla, Benito”, in: Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, Edited by: Graeme Dunphy, Cristian Bratu. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2213-2139_emc_SIM_01864>
First published online: 2016
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