O Castelo de Pena Corneira - Leiro, Ourense, España - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

ES: "La Revuelta Irmandiña fue probablemente la mayor revuelta social europea en todo el s.
XV. Tuvo lugar en Galicia entre 1467 y 1469.
Sus orígenes fueron, por una parte el conflicto social provocado por el hambre, las epidemias y los abusos por parte de la nobleza, y por otra la debilidad política originada por la guerro
civil en Castilla.
80.000 hombres recorrieron las comarcas gallegas y acabaron rindiendo la mayoria de los castillos y fortificaciones. Casi 170 fortificaciones fueron derribadas y sus señores huyeron de Galicia.
Tras el triunfo, la mezcla de clases en la Hermandad irmandiña (campesinos, burgueses, clero y nobles) dificultó su unidad, y el apoyo del rey Enrique IV a los nobles huidos hizo que fuesen recuperando sus territorios en los siguientes años.
Se reconstruyeron muchos castillos pera ya nada volvió a ser igual. El poder de las señores feudales quedó muy reducido lo que favoreció la evolución hacia las monarquias absolutistas y a un Estado Moderno."

EN: "The Irmandiña Revolt was probably the largest European social revolt in the whole of the 15th century.
15TH CENTURY. It took place in Galicia between 1467 and 1469.
Its origins were, on the one hand, the social conflict caused by famine, epidemics and abuses by the nobility, and on the other hand, the political weakness caused by the civil war in Castile.
civil war in Castile.
80,000 men swept through the Galician counties and ended up surrendering most of the castles and fortifications. Almost 170 fortifications were demolished and their lords fled Galicia.
After the triumph, the mixture of classes in the Irmandiña Brotherhood (peasants, bourgeoisie, clergy and nobles) made it difficult for them to unite, and King Henry IV's support for the fleeing nobles meant that they gradually recovered their territories over the following years.
Many castles were rebuilt but nothing was ever the same again. The power of the feudal lords was greatly reduced, which favoured the evolution towards absolutist monarchies and a modern state."

In the information panel you can see too how people lived that years, how was the castle, and a timeline of the evolution.

Group that erected the marker: Council of Leiro / Xunta de Galicia Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Pena Corneira Leiro, Ourense, Galicia España URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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