The Census of Pecheros records the list of neighbours who were called “pecheros”, i.e. those who had to pay the Service tax to His Majesty. It shows, municipality by municipality, the number of pecheros and the amount they paid, and is one of the most widely used demographic sources, although it must be complemented by others. This tax affected the common classes and excluded both the nobility and the Church. Ordered by Charles I in 1528, its methodology places it in a pre-censal period, using rudimentary accounting for its elaboration.
Collection: Statistics
Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Historical source
Format: 2 volumes
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Language: Spanish
Date: 2008
Owner: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)
Copyright: © Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Abstract: Transcription of Charles V's Census of Dairy Farmers drawn up in 1528
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1528Censo de PecherosCensosDemografíaEstratificación socialFiscalizaciónImpuestosPecherosReinado de Carlos ISiglo XVI
