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Genealogy of the Fernández de Moratín family in Madrid (17th-19th century)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:36 +0000

This genealogy reconstructs the Fernández de Moratín family from their arrival in Madrid from the Lugar de Moratín (Asturias) until the Napoleonic invasion. The silversmith’s work was strongly linked to the surname from the time of their establishment at the Madrid court, and they even became part of the guardhouse of Queen Isabella of Farnese. Subsequently, and in the heat of the socio-political transformations that characterised Spain between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, the family strategies were oriented towards the relationship with intellectual and administrative sectors of the capital, with prominent figures such as the writer Leandro Fernández de Moratín and the politician Gumersindo Fernández de Moratín, cousin of the former, among others.

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Fragment of the genealogy of the Gálvez de Antequera family (18th century)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:36 +0000

In this fragment of the genealogy of the Gálvez family, based in Antequera since the end of the 17th century, we can observe the intergenerational transmission of the craftsman’s trade ascribed to the surname, in this case, circumscribed to goldsmith work. It should be pointed out that, despite the stereotyping of craftsmanship, we do not always find a transmission as accentuated as that visible in the case of the Gálvez family, so that, although some families did operate under these reproductive criteria, we cannot generalise without first contextualising the economic and social environment in which it took place.

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Genealogy of noblemen: the Corro Bustamante family – Auñón de Alcaraz (Albacete) in the 1730s

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:36 +0000

Marriage relations between different families obeyed reproduction strategies based on the concentration and accumulation of patrimony. Among the nobility, it was common to carry out similar operations in search of material benefit. The town of Alcaraz was no stranger to these mentalities and two of its most important families, the Corro Bustamante and the Auñón, joined together. This union came about through a double marriage: two sons and two daughters forged matrimonial bonds that would bear fruit 13 years later when one of them, Juan Manuel, monopolised most of the properties when his brother died without offspring. Juan Manuel also inherited from his mother-in-law all the bonds and free property that she had at her disposal. In this way the patrimony and status of both families was perpetuated, even more so in the accumulation by one of the sons.

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Genealogy of a family of bureaucrats: the Asenjo de Alcaraz family (1688-1814)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:36 +0000

Enrichment and social advancement were the leitmotiv of many families. Although social mobility was very controlled in the Ancien Régime, it did exist. An example of this is the Asenjo family of Alcaraz (Albacete). The genealogy of this family shows us how marriage strategies, social networks and kinship helped to achieve patrimony. Beginning with the union of Isabel Galdón, a native of Alcaraz, with Pedro Asenjo, a native of Las Navas del Marqués (Ávila) in 1688, the family created parallel branches that intertwined throughout the 18th century. Pedro Asenjo was notary public of Alcaraz in 1703; his first son Juan was also a notary public, while the second, Pedro, was a clergyman of minors. It was Juan who married into the well-positioned Vargas Machuca family, and by 1753 he had accumulated a large amount of wealth that made him one of the leading cattle ranchers and farmers in the region. Based on their good social and economic status, the Asenjo family’s marriage policies were oriented in three directions: to get closer to public offices and positions; to reinforce those already established within the family; and to place some of their children in the clergy. This last route had a twofold objective: to ensure that the children would pursue a career within a privileged estate and that, with celibacy, the assets of the same would return to the family nucleus, thus concentrating the patrimony once again and avoiding its atomisation.

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Genealogy of the nobility: the Igualada family of Vélez-Málaga (1645-1792)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:36 +0000

Genealogy of a family belonging to the local elite of Vélez-Málaga, what some authors have called urban nobility, essentially characterised by their lack of titles but being considered as such in their locality, as well as for being intermediaries between the royal power and their subjects. The Igualadas occupied regidurias in the Municipal Council from the end of the 17th century, gaining access to the post by purchase and carrying out consolidation strategies through marriage links with the families of their fellow councillors or titled nobility, which can be clearly seen in the family tree.

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Potosí. Example of a colonial space

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000

Chapter of the series “Horizontes Ciencias Sociales”, part of the Encuentro channel, broadcast by the Ministry of Education (Argentina), which explains the process of mining the immense silver deposits by the Spanish colonists. This exploitation had a lot to do with the growth of the city of Potosí, a city that reached similar dimensions to European cities such as London. It also tells what life was like for the mine workers, in this case the Ayaconas Indians, and how their work equipment was made. Of course, the great human toll of the hard work in the mines is not overlooked. Gradually, guilds began to form around the exploitation. In this context, inequalities increased as a result of the wealth and the increase in capital of a few bourgeois merchants whose social ascent had repercussions in Europe, especially in Spain.

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