Students write about the villains in our legends

1. VILLAINS IN LEGENDS
FROM ÁVILA
IES Alonso de Madrigal

2. The Moors

3. Who were the Moors?
 Between the years 711 and 726 the
moors conquered all the Iberian
peninsula and some part of France .

4. Reconquer of Christians
 In the century XI Raimundo the
Borgoña was the responsible of
the repopulation of the center of
the peninsula.

5.  With the purpose of protecting
Toledo the cities of Avila,
Salamanca and Segovia were
surrounded ordered by the king
Alfonso
 VI.

6. Why are they villains?
 Because when all men were out at
Menga Pass the Moors decided to
attack the town.
 They thought that it will be easy but
when they went to Avila they saw a lot
of soldiers defending the wall. So they
withdrew and Avila was saved.

7. Jimena Blazquez
 But what they didn’t know is that
these soldiers weren’t soldiers, they
were women cheered by Jimena
Blazquez to defend the city.

9. Characters:
Nalvillos
Al Mamún
(The Moorish
King in Talavera)
Jezmin
Aja Galiana
Urraca
(Daughter of the
Castilian King)

10. Where did the legend happen?
 Aja lived in Toledo.
 She came to Ávila on a horse because
she was a present for the Castilian’s King.
 Then, Aja went to Galicia with Nalvillos, Urraca…
 When Nalvillos and Aja got married, they returned
to Ávila.
 Nalvillos went to fight against the Moors to
Talavera.

11. What happened?
 Nalvillos was going to marry Arias Galinda, but
Nalvillos saw Aja, and he fell in love with her
but she was afiancée with Jezmín, finally, they
got married.
 Arias Galinda got married with Nalvillos’
brother and Jezmín hated Nalvillos because he
was jealous.

12.  Nalvillos and Jezmín fought because Nalvillos
heard that Jezmín lied to him.
 Nalvillos won and Jezmín left the village
frustrated.
 Because of that, Aja was sad all the nights.

13.  Nalvillos went to fight against the Moors to
Talavera.
 When he returned, Aja was not in
his palace. She was in Jezmín’s
palace.
 He invented a plan with his soldiers
to enter in Jezmín’s palace and meet Aja.

14. Who are the villains?

15. Aja Galiana
 Aja was a villain because she kept her secret
love for Jezmín.
 Nalvillos went to fight against the moors far
away from Avila, and during this time Aja fled
with Jezmín, and she was unfaithful to
Nalvillos.

16. Jezmín Yahia
 Jezmín was so jealous that he started a false
friendship with Nalvillos to take Aja with him.
 When Nalvillos discovered that lie, he went to
fight against Jezmín…

17.  …Nalvillos won; because of that, Aja was
sad.
 They made the most of time when Nalvillos
was far away fighting to go together.
 When Nalvillos returned and discovered it, he
went to get her back and Jezmín made him
prisoner.

18. Final Situation
 At the end, Aja and Jezmín died in a bonfire
and Nalvillos saved his life thanks to his army
that made a plan to save him.

19. THE
END.
By: Laura G. and Carmen.

21. Characters:
Nalvillos
Al Mamún
(The Moorish
King in Talavera)
Jezmin
Aja Galiana
Urraca
(Daughter of the
Castilian King)

22. Where did the legend happen?
 Aja lived in Toledo.
 She came to Ávila on a horse because
she was a present for the Castilian’s King.
 Then, Aja went to Galicia with Nalvillos, Urraca…
 When Nalvillos and Aja got married, they returned
to Ávila.
 Nalvillos went to fight against the Moors to
Talavera.

23. What happened?
 Nalvillos was going to marry Arias Galinda,
but Nalvillos saw Aja, and he fell in love with
her but she was afiancée with Jezmín, finally,
they got married.
 Arias Galinda got married with Nalvillos’
brother and Jezmín hated Nalvillos because he
was jealous.

24.  Nalvillos and Jezmín fought because Nalvillos
heard that Jezmín lied to him.
 Nalvillos won and Jezmín left the village
frustrated.
 Because of that, Aja was sad all the nights.

25.  Nalvillos went to fight against the Moors to
Talavera.
 When he returned, Aja was not in
his palace. She was in Jezmín’s
palace.
 He invented a plan with his soldiers
to enter in Jezmín’s palace and meet Aja.

26. Who are the villains?

27. Aja Galiana
 Aja was a villain because she kept her secret
love for Jezmín.
 Nalvillos went to fight against the moors far
away from Avila, and during this time Aja
fled with Jezmín, and she was unfaithful to
Nalvillos.

28. Jezmín Yahia
 Jezmín was so jealous that he started a false
friendship with Nalvillos to take Aja with him.
 When Nalvillos discovered that lie, he went to
fight against Jezmín…

29.  …Nalvillos won; because of that, Aja was
sad.
 They made the most of time when Nalvillos
was far away fighting to go together.
 When Nalvillos returned and discovered it, he
went to get her back and Jezmín made him
prisioner.

30. Final Situation
 At the end, Aja and Jezmín died in a bonfire
and Nalvillos saved his life thanks to his army
that made a plan to save him.

32. ENRIQUE IV AND
ALFONSO XI
The clash between the two
men, Alfonso and Enrique is
famous.
Enrique IV
To get the crown of Castilla.
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33. CLASH BETWEEN ENRIQUE
IV AND ALFONSO XI
They didn’t care about how they
could get the crown… so they were
very cruel.
Alfonso XI
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34. THE LEGEND OF
PERUCHO GOMEZ
Perucho Gomez was a
potter in Avila, the poor
man was kindnapped by
the foreman of the
archbishop in Toledo. ordered him to
The foreman
make a bust
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35. THE LEGEND OF PERUCHO
GOMEZ
When he finished the bust the
foreman paid him with many coins
and sayed goodbye to him.
When he was leaving to his house
two men stole him, then they cut
his tonge, the potter disappeared. 35

36. 11 december 1465
The archbishop in Toledo placed
the bust of the king on a stage
Next he read charges against
him. When he finished they took
the crown from the king.
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37. THE END OF THE
LEGEND….
After the action of the
archbishop, Alfonso was
made king in Castilla.
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38. THE FOREMAN AND
PERUCHO
The only thing that we know about
the potter is that, when we
disappeared the foreman was burnt
by the Inquisition.
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By: Marta Soria