Muerte - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 14:13:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Muerte - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Testamentary practices of Salamancan servants (1601-1650) https://historylab.es/testamentary-practices-of-salamancan-servants-1601-1650/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=testamentary-practices-of-salamancan-servants-1601-1650 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/practicas-testamentarias-de-criados-salmantinos-1601-1650/ Resource showing the mentality of the Salamanca servants on their deathbed according to the sex of the testators

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]]> Attitudes to death are a reflection of the mentality of the time. Between 1601 and 1650, the 106 wills compiled by the author for the socio-professional group of servants in Salamanca give us a clear picture: the majority of servants were women (75% as opposed to 25% men). Despite the predominance of women, only 2.5% were able to sign, while in the male group this rises to 23%. Women were more likely to make offerings (47.5%), to leave their master as executor (57.7%) and their soul as heir (57.5%). The deep religiosity that permeated Ancien Régime society was also evident among male servants. Indeed, up to 38.5% offered their inheritance to their soul to ensure their welfare beyond the earthly life through masses and offices for the souls. It was also common for them to ask to be accompanied at their funeral by a clergyman or by a religious institution, such as the confraternities.

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]]> Burial place of the Salamancan servants (1601-1650) https://historylab.es/burial-place-of-the-salamancan-servants-1601-1650/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burial-place-of-the-salamancan-servants-1601-1650 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/lugar-de-sepultura-de-los-criados-salmantinos-1601-1650/ Table showing the preferred burial place of Salamancan servants, according to sex, between 1601 and 1650

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]]> The servants of Salamanca between 1601 and 1650 were predisposed to be buried in the church, followed by places not yet determined, convents or hospitals. This attitude to death is conditioned both by the mentality of the time and by the socio-economic characteristics of the group to which they belonged. Why in the Church? The motivations identified by the author reflect, firstly, the family conscience, as their ancestors were buried there, and secondly, the lower economic cost, as it was cheaper than the other options. Those buried in convents either had a relationship of dependence on them, being servants of these institutions, or had devotions to certain religious orders, which is why there was a higher percentage of men than women who chose this option: 26.9% compared to 22.5%. However, many of the testators (23.75% of women and 34.6% of men) did not specify the place of burial, leaving the choice to their executors, where relatives and masters were the most common choices.

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