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La fi del domini de l'Orde del Temple a Tortosa. La permuta de 1294

1998; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 28; Linguagem: Francês

10.3989/aem.1998.v28.i0.586

1988-4230

Laureà Pagarolas i Sabaté,

Historical and Linguistic Studies

The Military Order of the Knights of the Temple controlled in the region of the Ebro one of the most important territorial and jurisdictional domains of the Crown. This article analyses the end of this dominance, a result of the exchange made with Jaume II in 1294 for some lands in the kingdom of Valencia, in the context of the royal policy of recovering the patrimony and income of the monarchy. The author explains the direct causes of this cession such as the progressive loss of jurisdiction over the city, the internal decline of the Order itself and the king's interest in the Ebro region; also the extent of the exchange and, finally, the important holdings which the Templars retained there.