Bautismo - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:57:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Bautismo - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Evolution of the proportion of those sponsored by an ecclesiastic in the diocese of Lugo. 16th-19th centuries https://historylab.es/evolution-of-the-proportion-of-those-sponsored-by-an-ecclesiastic-in-the-diocese-of-lugo-16th-19th-centuries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-of-the-proportion-of-those-sponsored-by-an-ecclesiastic-in-the-diocese-of-lugo-16th-19th-centuries Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:48 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/evolucion-de-la-proporcion-de-apadrinados-por-un-eclesiastico-en-la-diocesis-de-lugo-siglos-xvi-xix/ Resource showing the levels of patronage by ecclesiastics during the Modern Age in the diocese of Lugo

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]]> Patronage was used as a strategy to create and strengthen the social networks of families. After the Council of Trent, two models of godparenthood were allowed by the Church: individual, or in pairs, the latter consisting of a man and a woman. The Council itself intended to discourage godparents from being clerics; however, there was no rejection of ecclesiastics in the diocese of Lugo; on the contrary, their election increased during the following centuries. The period with the highest percentage was in the transition from the 17th to the 18th century, when ecclesiastics were the godparents of 12% of the total number of the baptised. Subsequently, the levels of spiritual affiliation decreased to 1% at the end of the 19th century. The author argues that, during the peak years of godparenting, parish clergy were seen as equals in the community where two factors converged: they could benefit from mutual agricultural help and religious training. The decline is explained by demographic and sociological factors: first, as the population increased during the 18th century, families had more options to build neighbourly relationships of fidelity, to the detriment of the clergy. Second, the number of ecclesiastics also increased, causing them to be viewed negatively as the number of burdens increased and they were perceived as agents who no longer belonged to their social group.

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]]> Evolution of baptism during the War of the Spanish Succession, Albacete and Cuenca (1699-1712) https://historylab.es/evolution-of-baptism-during-the-war-of-the-spanish-succession-albacete-and-cuenca-1699-1712/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-of-baptism-during-the-war-of-the-spanish-succession-albacete-and-cuenca-1699-1712 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:31 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/evolucion-del-bautismo-durante-la-guerra-de-sucesion-albacete-y-cuenca-1699-1712/ Impact of the War of Succession on the demographic level in Albacete and Cuenca; creating crises linked to the war and the consequent decrease in births.

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]]> The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) caused numerous alterations in the demographic structures due to the crises that went hand in hand with it. An example of this is reflected in the number of baptisms. During the most critical period of the war in Albacete (1706-1707) we see how baptisms (and therefore births) fell considerably due to the battles that took place in the province (such as the Battle of Almansa in 1707). Recruitment, resulting in the absence of men who were at the front or mobilised, led to an absence of pregnancies. The same can be observed for that year in Cuenca, Chinchilla and San Clemente, with an average decrease of 20%. On many occasions, skirmishes caused the loss of harvests; on other occasions, food resources were destined to the maintenance of the troops to the detriment of the market in the towns, with consumption being reduced and family possibilities of reproduction and subsistence diminished. Between 1708 and 1711 there was also a general decline, this time caused by the national crisis of war. The areas of Albacete and Chinchilla were more sensitive than those of Cuenca as they were more affected; the Spanish countryside needed a few years to recover and to be able to provide sufficient food for families.

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