translate English to German: Medieval Spanish armies were mainly comprised of two types of forces: cavalry (mostly nobles, but including commoner knights from the 10th century onwards) and infantry, or peones (peasants). Infantry only went to war if needed, which was not common.
Die großen Gebiete, die damals hohen Offizieren und Adligen zugesprochen wurden, bildeten die Ursprünge der Latifundien im heutigen Andalusien und der Extremadura .