At the end of the 18th century, the Kingdom of Aragon suffered a cereal shortage. The supply decreased, and the Audiencia of Aragon prohibited the export of grain to cities such as Lérida, Tárrega and Balaguer. As a result, the price of bread rose in these territories, forcing the corregidor of Lleida to ask the Council of Castile to allow the little grain that remained to be extracted. The fin-de-siècle crises joined the administrative borders, hindering the distribution of basic resources. The document, dated 1797, refers to this phenomenon and to the inclement weather that reduced the harvest in March due to snow and ice.

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Chronology: XVIII

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

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Resource type: Historical source

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Source: Archivo Histórico Nacional, Secc. Consejos, caja 1.967.

Language: Spanish

Date: 1797

Owner: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)

Copyright: © Enrique Giménez López, 2017 © Archivo Histórico Nacional © El blog El Tiempo de los Modernos en el siglo XVIII

Abstract: Poor harvests lead to higher prices

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