La marina da guerra genovese nel tardo medioevo. In cerca d’un modello

• Musarra, Antonio ^[1]
  1. [1] Ahmanson Fellow, Villa I Tatti (Florence) Laboratorio di Storia marittima e navale (Università di Genova)
• Localización: Revista Universitaria de Historia Militar, ISSN-e 2254-6111, Vol. 6, Nº. 11, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Guerra y competencia entre Estados en el Mediterráneo Medieval (siglos XIV-XV)), págs. 79-108
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    El análisis de la estructura de la flota de guerra genovesa en la Baja Edad Media, realizado a través del estudio de algunas de las principales fuentes disponibles – crónicas, fuentes legislativas, registros de contabilidad – permite al autor la verificación de la validez de ciertos marcos teóricos para la aplicación del concepto del poder marítimo en el Mediterráneo medieval y proponer esquemas interpretativos adicionales.

  • English

    In this paper, the analysis of the structure of the Genoese warship in the late Middle Ages, conducted through the study of some of the the main sources available – chronicle, legislative sources, accounting records – allows the author to verify the validity of some theoretical frameworks related to the application of the concept of sea power to the medieval Mediterranean and to propose further interpretative schemes.The present article analyzes the problems related to the military mobilization and the organization of the Genoese armies in battlefield. It brings to light the need for a systematic scrutiny of the abundant administrative documentation preserved in the documentary collection called Antico Comune of the Archivio di Stato di Genova and offers a solid theoretical background to carry out a new interpretation. With this aim, it proposes to critically review some of the prevailing theories managed in recent decades to explain the Mediterranean expansion of the city of Genoa. Specifically, it checks thoroughly the approaches that have considered the expansion a consequence of a long-term strategy focused on the control of the key points of the maritim route to the Levant. The author suggests the existence of diverse and not always coincident interests within the Genoese political society and the protagonist role of the private initiative in the endowment and the control of the republic armies from the thirteenth century. In such conditions, the effectiveness of the system was based on the development of elements capable of safeguarding the common interest. Among them, he emphasizes two main factors: a powerful system of recruitment, with which to assure the crew and crossbowmen; and a strict naval legislation, which would allow to regulate the characteristics of the boats built in the domains of the city and, therefore, susceptible of being put to its service in a warlike context.

  • italiano

    L’analisi della struttura della marina da guerra genovese nel tardo Medioevo, condotta attraverso lo studio di alcune tra le principali fonti a disposizione – cronachistiche, legislative, contabili – consente all’autore di verificare la validità di certi quadri teorici relativi all’applicazione del concetto di sea power al Mediterraneo medievale e di proporre ulteriori schemi interpretativi.