The modern age was no stranger to social conflicts. The author systematises 800 lawsuits of civil and ecclesiastical justice in the kingdom of Navarre from 1512 to 1808. Most of the offenders were young men (48%) and the victims were usually the local authorities (43%). Although the offences were no more than minor incidents, the courts of justice deployed a large number of punishments and few acquittals (7%). As the author notes, the civil and ecclesiastical courts opted for different sentences, both in their categories and in their degree of implementation. Starting with the civil court, 49% of the offenders were banished, while 22% were sentenced to a pecuniary sanction. 7% of the sentences were imposed with a pecuniary sanction. Seven percent of the sentences imposed the payment of court costs, and only 5% were sentenced to imprisonment. The remaining sanctions were divided between those who were forced to serve in the army (4%), to serve in the galleys (3%), and death sentences and public vengeance (1% for both cases). On the other hand, the ecclesiastical courts were more lenient in their penalties. Thus, the first group of penalties included the payment of a financial fine (40%). Banishment, favoured in the ordinary courts, did not exceed 10% of the total. Reprimands and imprisonment completed the sanctions with 30% and 20% respectively.
Collection: Graphics
Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe., 7. Persecuted by justice and powers: rebels, political dissidents and criminals in the history of Europe.
Chronology: XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/9116/9354
Resource type: Graph
Format: Pie chart
Source: Ruiz Astiz, J. (2011). "Fuentes para el estudio de la violencia colectiva en la Navarra moderna: el valor de la documentación procesal", en Studia Historica, vol. 33, p. 285.
Language: Spanish
Date: 2011
Owner: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)
Copyright: ©Studia Historica ©Javier Ruiz Astiz
Abstract: Graphs reflecting the nature of the penalties imposed by civil and ecclesiastical courts in modern Navarre. The divergence of penalties according to the jurisdiction of the judiciary stands out
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AltercadosConflictividadDestierrosMultasOrden socialPleitosProceso judicialReino de NavarraSentenciasSiglo XIXSiglo XVISiglo XVIISiglo XVIIITribunal civilTribunal eclesiásticoTribunalesViolencia
