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The '''''Hermandad General de Andalucía''''' ("general brotherhood of Andalusia"), was a regional confederation of various jurisdictions in [[Andalusia]], the southern region of the [[Crown of Castile]], existing since 1295 or 1297 and reaching its peak power between 1312 and 1325.{{sfn|O'Callaghan|2011|p=112}}{{sfn|García Fernández|1985|p=356}}  It was formed by the towns of [[Seville]], [[Cordoba, Spain|Cordoba]], [[Ecija]], and [[Jerez]], on the frontiers with the [[Emirate of Granada]], after the accession of the nine-year old [[Ferdinand IV of Castile|Ferdinand IV]] ({{reign|1295|1312}}). The town acted to form the confederation because they felt that rule of the young king left them vulnerable to raids from Granada or North Africa.{{sfn|O'Callaghan|2011|p=112}} It gradually became irrelevant when Ferdinand came of age,{{sfn|García Fernández|1985|p=356}} but was revived after the accession of Ferdinand's one-year-old son [[Alfonso XI of Castile|Alfonso XI]] (r. 1312–1350). The ''hermandad'' met in [[Palma del Río]] in May 1313, raising funds for the regional defense and enacting a series of articles. After the death of the king's regents [[Peter of Castile, Lord of Cameros|Infante Peter]] and [[John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos|Infante John]] at the [[Battle of the Vega of Granada]] (1319), the ''hermandad'' assumed more sovereign-like powers. In the same year, it concluded a truce with Granada and declared that it would not accept anyone as new regent if appointed without their consent, and created a budget for the regional defense.{{sfn|O'Callaghan|2011|p=146}} The ''hermanded'' concluded an eight-year peace treaty with [[Ismail I of Granada]] in June 1320, without prior authorization of the crown.{{sfn|O'Callaghan|2011|p=146, 148}} On 13 August 1325, Alfonso XI was declared of age and assumed control of his government. He ordered the dissolution of the ''hermandad'' which he perceived as a challenge to his authority.{{sfn|O'Callaghan|2011|p=149}}
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* {{cite journal | last=García Fernández | first=Manuel | year=1985 | title=La Hermandad General de Andalucía durante la minoría de Alfonso XI de Castilla, 1312-1325 | journal=Historia. Instituciones. Documentos | issn=0210-7716 | volume =12 | pages= 311–376 | language = Spanish |url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=58170}}
* {{cite book|last=O'Callaghan|first=Joseph F.|title=The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NOiAzwEJgaYC|date=2011|location=Philadelphia| publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=978-0-8122-0463-6}}
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[[Category:History of Andalusia]]
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