Écija - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 14:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Écija - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Land profitability in Ecija (Seville) in the mid-18th century (in reals per bushel cultivated) https://historylab.es/land-profitability-in-ecija-seville-in-the-mid-18th-century-in-reals-per-bushel-cultivated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=land-profitability-in-ecija-seville-in-the-mid-18th-century-in-reals-per-bushel-cultivated Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:57 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/rentabilidad-de-la-tierra-en-ecija-sevilla-a-mediados-del-siglo-xviii-en-reales-por-fanega-cultivada/ Land profitability in Ecija based on data extracted from the land registry of the Marquis de la Ensenada

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]]> The growth of Ecija led it to become a second-tier town within the southern urban network, acting as a link between the large cities and the rural areas. In general, the landscape was dominated by cultivation, as further to the northwest there were areas of uncultivated wasteland. The land dedicated to cultivation occupied 76.7% of the total area of the municipality, higher than that of Seville, which occupied 57.3%. This land was used in different ways, with cereals occupying 73.61% and more than half of the total area; olive groves occupy 25.3%, while vineyards (0.69%) and orchards (0.37%) are minority crops. Amongst the orchard products, new products such as cotton and maize, introduced at the beginning of the century, were of note, although they were of little importance in Ecija. It is worth noting that not all the land was of equal quality and that it was unevenly distributed according to its use. In the lands cultivated without interruption, wheat yields of 7.5, 6.8 and 5.3 respectively in the three qualities; in the biennially cultivated fields, the wheat yields are 6.6, 5.3 and 4; in the lands of the third, wheat yields are 8, 6.4 and 4.3. However, when studying the benefits of the field, an approximation to the monetary equivalences is more representative. The General Declaration gives considerable detail on which crops were the most lucrative.

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]]> Craftsmen. Individuals and rents in Ecija in the mid-18th century https://historylab.es/craftsmen-individuals-and-rents-in-ecija-in-the-mid-18th-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=craftsmen-individuals-and-rents-in-ecija-in-the-mid-18th-century Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:57 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/artesanado-individuos-y-rentas-en-ecija-a-mediados-del-siglo-xviii/ Craft production in the town of Ecija in the 18th century

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]]> The growth of Ecija led it to become a town of second rank within the southern urban network, serving as a connecting element between the large cities and the rural areas. Despite the importance of the agricultural sector, where craftsmen were involved in the processing of cotton introduced at the beginning of the 18th century in the market gardens, the craftsmen made up an important group divided into nine sectors. In order to determine the overall data, the table shows the total income of each sector, taking into account the annual salaries at a rate of 120 days per year, the yield of the artisans’ shops (if any) and the machinery (mills, ovens, fulling mills, presses…). The largest contingent is that of workers in the textile sector, which represents 32.05%, followed by extractive works with 19.64% and tanneries with 12.13%. These three sub-sectors account for two thirds of the workers, although their labour importance does not exactly correspond to their contribution to the sector’s income. Despite the high level reached by the textile industry in the 17th century, during the 18th century it experienced a certain decline. During the 17th century, due to competition from foreign cloth, the textile manufactures in cities such as Seville and Cordoba moved to rural areas, free of guild restrictions, which meant that contracting conditions were freer. From the first decades of the 18th century, urban industries were reactivated thanks to the regenerated Indian trade.

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