The plague epidemic had an early manifestation in Spain. There is evidence of outbreaks of plague along the Mediterranean strip of the peninsula as early as the 6th-8th centuries. During the 14th century, the Black Death appeared in Europe, an epidemic which, interspersed with others such as influenza and typhus, reappeared in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1596 the plague reached the peninsula via Santander, a port area. It spread virulently through the territories of Extremadura and the two Castiles, especially the area around Madrid. The Cantabrian coast and Andalusia were also affected, as well as the area between Alicante and Valencia. It was in the latter city that another plague epidemic broke out years later, in 1647. From Valencia it spread to the northern part of the Crown of Aragon: Catalonia and the Aragonese territories themselves were affected. Andalusia was also hit again, with the city of Seville suffering significant human losses, where it is estimated that 45% of the population died. It was in Seville that another epidemic appeared in 1676. With no time to recover, cities such as Seville, Cordoba, Malaga, Cadiz and Jaen were the protagonists of the horror. They were joined by Cartagena, in the Kingdom of Murcia. These were the last large-scale epidemics to occur in the peninsular territories of the Hispanic Monarchy. Once the epidemic, demographic and food crises of the 17th century were overcome, the 18th century ushered in a period of generalised growth.
Collection: Images
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, XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Map
Source: Olmedo Granados, F. y García León, G. J. (2021). Andalucía y la cartografía histórica de las pandemias. Sevilla: Fundación Pública Andaluza Centro de Estudios Andaluces, p. 48.
Language: Spanish
Date: 2017
Owner: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)
Copyright: ©Fundación Pública Andaluza Centro de Estudios Andaluces ©Fernando Olmedo Granados ©Francisco Javier García León
Abstract: Resource showing the extent of the different epidemic waves of plague in the Iberian Peninsula during the 16th and 17th centuries
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AndalucíaCádizCartagenaCartografíaCastillaCataluñaCórdobaCorona de AragónDemografía HistóricaEnfermedadesEpidemiasExtremaduraHospitalesJaénMálagaMedicinaMortalidadPandemiasPesteRegiones españolasReino de MurciaSantanderSevillaSiglo XVISiglo XVII
