La construcción de un espacio de poder: los castillos del estado señorial de Feria

The aim of this research is to analyse how castles help to structure a manorial state as space of power, based in the particular example of the manorial state of the Feria during the 15th century. For this, we will analyse how the function assigned to a fortification within the territorial structure imposed at manor determines its architectural configuration. Accordingly, we will see into how the organization of the space between a centre and a periphery generate two types of castles. Furthermore, the promotion of manor to county, will help to define the identity of the lineage, doing of the castle of Feria a symbolic centre.El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el modo en que los castillos contribuyen a estructurar un estado señorial como espacio de poder, basándonos en el ejemplo concreto del estado señorial de Feria durante el siglo XV. Para ello, analizaremos el modo en que la función asignada a una fortificación dentro de la estructura territorial impuesta al dominio señorial, determina su configuración arquitectónica. En consecuencia, veremos cómo la jerarquización del espacio entre un centro y una periferia da lugar a sendas tipologías de castillos. Por otro lado, la promoción del señorío a condado, contribuirá a definir la identidad del linaje, estableciendo un centro simbólico del mismo en el castillo de Feria.The aim of this research is to analyse how castles help to structure a manorial state as space of power, based in the particular example of the manorial state of the Feria during the 15th century. For this, we will analyse how the function assigned to a fortification within the territorial structure imposed at manor determines its architectural configuration. Accordingly, we will see into how the organization of the space between a centre and a periphery generate two types of castles. Furthermore, the promotion of manor to county, will help to define the identity of the lineage, doing of the castle of Feria a symbolic centre