Felipe II - History Lab

Decree urging the authorities of the kingdom to collaborate in the evangelisation of the Moors

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:54:53 +0000

Within the framework of Philip II’s domestic policy, serious problems arose due to the Moorish uprising. This led to the need to develop evangelisation campaigns in the interior of the kingdom, which required greater collaboration from ecclesiastical agents.

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Pragmatics of June 7, 1586

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:29 +0000

Banditry was a reality that affected the territories of the Crown of Aragon, especially at the end of the 16th century. The emergence of armed bands that raided the trade routes was due to the worsening economic situation in these regions. It was a widespread reality in Catalonia, Aragon and, of course, Valencia. The difficulty in dealing with this banditry lay in the fact that it involved a large number of actors, some of whom had great power, such as nobles and churchmen, many of whom were in a disastrous situation. This was intertwined with another type of banditry such as that deployed by the Moors. The latter was the variant that most monopolised the pragmatics and was accused of being the cause of all evils. Measures designed to put an end to this type of problem encountered numerous obstacles due to the nobility’s distrust of interference in their jurisdiction, so that pragmatic pragmatics were issued which tended to admonish anyone who colluded with this type of crime. In this case, it is the pragmatic order of 7 June 1586 in Valencia. With this type of ordinances and pragmatics, an attempt was made to put an end to this evil, which caused real concern in Spain at the end of the 16th century.

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Execution against Teresa de Aro, a resident of Chinchilla, regarding breakages in different places

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000

Execution by Royal Provision of Felipe II, at the request of the Concejo de la Mesta, against Teresa de Haro, a resident of Chinchilla (Albacete), for having broken and occupied two pieces of land of one bushel of sowing (half in the watering place and the other half on the royal path), and for having removed the boundary markers of the path and made a vegetable garden on it, preventing the passage of livestock.

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