Two sides of the mirror: war and mobility in Alentejo and Extremadura during the Late Middle Ages

In the border territory of the Alentejo (Portugal) and of Extremadura (Castile), which was the object of various conflicts over the centuries, war emerged as an inevitability. Movement, or sometimes the lack of it, tells us a lot about the praxis (practice) of the conflict in the region, as well as the policies of the monarchies regarding their respective defences. Generally, it can be said that the inhabitants were affected by the war on both a micro and a macro scale. On the one hand, they were obliged to serve locally by patrolling the walls of the town; on the other hand, they were disadvantaged by various obligations, such as repairing walls, towers and castles, and participating in military campaigns.