Communication, discourses and political response in late medieval Castile

Discourse studies are essential to analyse sociopolitical conflicts from a cultural perspective. Thus, political actors develop varied discursive strategies in order to raise awareness within the community and win its favour, in a complex communication process where words acquire different registers. In this paper we will reflect on these theoretical issues, specifying their utility for the investigation of political cultures and relations in the Middle Ages. Furthermore, we will present a methodological proposal to study political response in the 15th century, specially from chronistic and literary sources.