In many occasions during the Modern Age servants were young and orphans. These situations made them completely dependent on their masters. Moreover, the work of the servants was often oriented according to their gender. The document shown here is an example of both. Juan Tomás Morcillo y Argumanes, of the general state and farmer, aged 36, married, has Francisca Gómez, single, aged 17 and an orphan, as his servant. He also has a labour servant: Juan Montejano, single, 20 years old. Gender roles are clearly shown by the fact that the woman is dedicated to service and care work and the man to farm work. Gender roles were not only reproduced by farmers, as in this case, but other social groups also showed the same behaviour towards servants.

Colección: Textos

Cronología: XVIII

Ámbito: Educación Secundaria, Bachillerato, Universidad

Tipo de recurso: Fuente histórica

Formato: Códice

Fuente: Archivo Histórico Provincial de Albacete, Secc. Catastro del Marqués de la Ensenada, Libro de Familias, caja 3257.

Idioma: Castellano

Fecha: 1753

Propietario: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)

Copyright: © Seminario de Historia Social de la Población © Archivo Histórico Provincial de Albacete

Resumen: Familia de un joven labrador con criados dependientes

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