The Honrado Concejo de la Mesta was an influential association of sheep ranchers in which historic realm?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Castile
- Step 1: According to the official source: The Mesta ( Spanish : Honrado Concejo de la Mesta, lit. ... Although best known for its organisation of the annual migration of transhumant sheep, particularly those of the Merino breed, the flocks and herds of all species of livestock in Castile and their owners were under the oversight of the Mesta, including both the transhumant and the sedentary ones. Answer: Castile. Why not the others: Aragon, Portugal, and Navarre were other medieval Iberian kingdoms and realms, whereas the Mesta was an association chartered in the Crown of Castile.
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