 As well the wars with Philip III of France and James II of Majorca furnished material for new "sirventesos" and during this period the "sirventes" was converted into a convenient tool of political propaganda in which each side could, directly or allegorically, present its case and procure sympathy propitious to its cause.Peter died from unknown causes at Vilafranca del Penedès on November 1285, just one month after Philip III of France, and was buried in the Monastery of Santes Creus.His deathbed absolution occurred after he declared that his conquests had been in the name of his familial claims and never against the claims of the church.