World Philosophy Atlas
Zaragoza
- Zaragoza
Also Saragossa
Zaragoza, on the Ebro, nurtured Muslim and Jewish philosophy in medieval Iberia. Ibn Bajja, known in Latin as Avempace and the thinker with whom, in the SEP's words, philosophy in al-Andalus blossomed into maturity, was born here some years before 1085 and served as a vizier. Solomon ibn Gabirol, whose Fons vitae later circulated in Latin under the name Avicebron, belonged for a time to a circle of Jewish intellectuals in the city. Hasdai Crescas came from Barcelona in 1389 as its rabbi and became the highest judge of the Jews of the Crown of Aragon.
When
- 1021–1139 Ibn Gabirol and Ibn Bajja Eleventh- and early twelfth-century philosophy.
- 1389–1411 Crescas in Aragon From his arrival as rabbi to his death.
Thinkers
- Ibn Bajja c. 1085 – 1138born here (Born in Saragossa some years before 1085; later a vizier; died in Fez in 1139.)
- Solomon ibn Gabirol c. 1021 – c. 1058worked here (Born in Málaga in 1021/2; for a time part of a circle of Jewish intellectuals in Saragossa; his departure is marked by a poem.)
- Hasdai Crescas c. 1340 – 1410/11worked here, 1389–1411 (Left Barcelona in 1389 to become rabbi of Saragossa; chief judge of the Jews of the crown; died late 1410 or January 1411.)
- José Martí 1853 – 1895studied here, 1874 (Received an MA and a law degree from the University of Zaragoza in 1874.)
Sources: SEP: Ibn Bajja · SEP: Solomon ibn Gabirol · SEP: Hasdai Crescas · Britannica: José Martí