Gráfico - History Lab

Evolution of consanguineous marriages over the total in Asturias between 1701 and 1900

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

As can be seen in the graph, the author compiles the sacramental marriage certificates to establish the number of marriages by blood that took place in Asturias through the study of the degrees of filiation of the spouses. The graph shows how this type of marriage increases during the 18th century, decreases at the beginning of the 19th century and increases again from 1871 onwards, reaching its maximum at the end of the century. The growth trend of consanguineous marriages is similar in other parts of Spain and Catholic Europe.

The post Evolution of consanguineous marriages over the total in Asturias between 1701 and 1900 first appeared on History Lab.

Evolution of consanguineous marriages according to the degree of kinship in Asturias (1701-1900)

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

Consanguineous marriages have different degrees according to their kinship. At the beginning of the 18th century, marriages between more distant degrees were the most common within this filiation; however, the historical evolution in Asturias shows how at the end of the 19th century there was a rapprochement between marriages of higher and lower degrees of kinship. Although the number of marriages between blood relations decreased, the number of marriages of higher kinship, 1st and 2nd, increased.

The post Evolution of consanguineous marriages according to the degree of kinship in Asturias (1701-1900) first appeared on History Lab.

Irish in Bizkaia between 1150-1850 through the sacramental certificates

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

The good trade relations between Ireland and Biscay, based on fishing activity, meant that Irish immigration to Biscay began to gain importance from 1600 onwards. The connection between the two territories was reinforced decades later when the Hispanic Monarchy supported the Irish cause against England; this dynamic led to the settlement of Irish exiles in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Thus, in the mid-17th century, there was an increase in the number of Irish baptisms registered in Biscay caused, according to the author, by the English army’s occupation of Ireland between 1649 and 1653. Many Irish nobles were stripped of their property and expelled from their lands due to their Catholic religious status and sought to settle in the commercial ports of their usual networks. At the end of the 17th century, the level of births and marriages fell due to the policy of appeasement shown by James II. After the loss of the throne of the last English Catholic monarch, the 18th century saw the great Irish migration to Biscay.

The post Irish in Bizkaia between 1150-1850 through the sacramental certificates first appeared on History Lab.