Hacienda Real - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:09:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Hacienda Real - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Navarrese lay lordships with jurisdiction in the second half of the 15th century https://historylab.es/navarrese-lay-lordships-with-jurisdiction-in-the-second-half-of-the-15th-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navarrese-lay-lordships-with-jurisdiction-in-the-second-half-of-the-15th-century Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:25 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/senorios-laicos-navarros-con-jurisdiccion-en-la-segunda-mitad-del-siglo-xv/ Map of Navarre with the lay lordships with jurisdiction in the 15th century indicated

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]]> At the beginning of the Modern Age, the different Hispanic kings, in their search for support, gradually ceded part of their jurisdiction to the nobility, but during the second half of the 15th century, the towns tried to take advantage of the wars between the Agramonteses and the Beaumonteses to gain the support of the monarchs. The intention of the towns, which did not resign themselves to losing their royal status, was to free themselves from seignorial jurisdiction, a fact that was maintained throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
Navarre also underwent this process of cession of royal patrimony, with the high nobility receiving noble titles accompanied by extensive lordships with their corresponding rents and jurisdiction. Moreover, they tried to usurp these rights when circumstances were favourable to them.
This situation continued in Navarre until the 17th century, with the recovery of territories by the Crown interceding with new alienations in the search for resources for a royal treasury in crisis.

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]]> Ecclesiastical contribution to the royal treasury (1519-1555) https://historylab.es/ecclesiastical-contribution-to-the-royal-treasury-1519-1555/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecclesiastical-contribution-to-the-royal-treasury-1519-1555 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:31 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/contribucion-eclesiastica-a-la-hacienda-real-1519-1555/ The table shows the papal concession demanded by the Crown, the results of the negotiation and the final revenue of the royal treasury.

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]]> From the mid-16th century onwards, the clergy lost one of their most precious privileges: exemption from paying taxes to the royal treasury. Payments had to be made through the Subsidio and the Excusado, which soon led to protests about having to contribute to both taxes, and so an agreement was reached to unify both payments by means of an approximation, which in the long term would benefit the Church.
The clergy tried to assert their rights through the General Congregations, who, using their moral authority, wanted to maintain the tax exemption, but it was not enough.
The clergy’s main hostility was because they saw that these extraordinary payments would become permanent, which led to a tug of war between the two sides in search of a negotiated understanding, reflected in the 16th century through the appeal. Thus, for each concession, a negotiated amount was promoted to the royal treasury, which usually accepted after a period of dispute.

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]]> Collection of municipal taxes on wine to finance the expenses of the Council and the Crown, Madrid 1606-1700 https://historylab.es/collection-of-municipal-taxes-on-wine-to-finance-the-expenses-of-the-council-and-the-crown-madrid-1606-1700/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collection-of-municipal-taxes-on-wine-to-finance-the-expenses-of-the-council-and-the-crown-madrid-1606-1700 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/recaudacion-de-impuestos-municipales-sobre-el-vino-para-financiar-los-gastos-del-concejo-y-la-corona-madrid-1606-1700/ Table of the evolution of wine taxation in Madrid reflecting the importance of this product in everyday life and the material benefit that the authorities gained in times of economic stress

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]]> Throughout the 17th century, the costly wars between the Spanish Empire and the European territories led to increased spending by the Treasury. One way to alleviate the budgetary imbalance was to increase the tax burden on citizens and on the products they consumed. Although the new taxation sparked numerous revolts and riots, the tax burden settled down: in Castile, between 1577 and 1666, the Crown’s tax revenue rose from 2.6 million ducats to 5.7 million ducats. In this context, wine, popularly used, was a source of tax revenue. In Madrid, in addition to nourishing the Crown’s treasury, the Conejo added a parallel increase for its municipal benefit. The resource shows the evolution of the collection of wine according to the purpose of the collection and the amount in millions of maravedís obtained. Between 1607 and 1640, the municipal tax payments were used to pay the town’s expenses; it was the introduction of wine from Olivenza in 1644 when part of this collection was destined for the Crown. From that moment on, the tax burden on wine served to cover more and more of the Crown’s needs, rising from 7% in 1644 to 64% in 1700. This rise was paralleled by a steady increase in taxes on the litre of wine: while in 1606-1610 the taxes represented 27% of the price of a litre, between 16666 and 1670 they rose to 65%. Why did the authorities tax wine with special interest? Its wide distribution and inelastic demand made it favourable for securing a constant income. Such was its importance that at the end of the 17th century, wine taxes accounted for 40-45% of the total tax revenues collected in Madrid.

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