2018-01-162018-01-162011SOUZA, Armênia Maria de. A realeza cristã ibérica no espelho dos reis de frei Álvaro Pais (1270-1349). Dimensões, Vitória, v. 26, p. 189-215, 2011.2179-8869http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/13431Low Medieval Peninsular can be characterized as a period of emblematic political, social, cultural and religious alterations, a process of changes that expanded the Christian boundaries in a movement called Christian Reconquest by historiography. In this process, and before the significant presence of Muslims and Jews in the Iberian Peninsula, it was necessary to reinforce the ecclesiastical discourse for maintenance of Catholic faith, under the auspices of the Iberian kings. They were admonished about being heroes of Christian faith, purpose that motivated friar Álvaro Pais, already provided Bishop of the diocese of Silves, Portugal, to write to king Alfonso XI of Castile his Speculum regum. Our aim is to examine the conception of this franciscan friar about the ideal king to save the peninsula of the enemies of Christian faith and which weapons are suggested by the190 prelate to the monarchs in this combat that, for hiporAcesso AbertoAlfonso XIVirtudes cardeaisCastelaEspelho dos reisAlfonso XICardinal virtuesCastileKings' mirrorArtigo