Entre el Rey y la comunidad: el agua del Albayzin (Granada) en la Edad Media.

A medieval irrigation system, the Aynadamar canal, served as a key water source for Granada during the Andalusian period, primarily benefiting the Alhambra's Alcazaba Qadima and mosques while also supporting the Albayzín neighborhood. The study reveals that this system was organized with Islamic temporal and spatial parameters, likely between the 11th and mid-13th centuries, with royal intervention favoring elite structures over residential use. Despite this, the Albayzín community maintained its water rights through a network of cisterns (aljibes). The research combines edited and unpublished Arabic, Romance, and Castilian documents from local and national archives to analyze the canal's origins, governance, objectives, and maintenance, offering insights into medieval urban water management and social dynamics.

Trillo, C. (2012). Entre el Rey y la comunidad: el agua del Albayzin (Granada) en la Edad Media. Meridies. Estudios de Historia Y Patrimonio de La Edad Media, (10), 151–173. https://doi.org/10.21071/meridies.vi10.11794