El Debate del cálamo y la espada , de Jacob ben Eleazar de Toledo

In this article we offer a Spanish translation with a commentary of the fourth chapter of Sefer ha-Mesalim , a collection of tales written by Jacob ben Eleazar of Toledo (13th century) in the style of Maqāmāt; this chapter, known as the Debate between the Pen and the Sword , shows, in an allegorical way, the supremacy of the arts over the arms.