Siglo XVIII - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:22:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Siglo XVIII - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Shortage of wheat in Lérida increases the price of bread (1797) https://historylab.es/shortage-of-wheat-in-lerida-increases-the-price-of-bread-1797/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shortage-of-wheat-in-lerida-increases-the-price-of-bread-1797 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/escasez-de-trigo-en-lerida-incrementa-el-precio-del-pan-1797/ Poor harvests lead to higher prices

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]]> At the end of the 18th century, the Kingdom of Aragon suffered a cereal shortage. The supply decreased, and the Audiencia of Aragon prohibited the export of grain to cities such as Lérida, Tárrega and Balaguer. As a result, the price of bread rose in these territories, forcing the corregidor of Lleida to ask the Council of Castile to allow the little grain that remained to be extracted. The fin-de-siècle crises joined the administrative borders, hindering the distribution of basic resources. The document, dated 1797, refers to this phenomenon and to the inclement weather that reduced the harvest in March due to snow and ice.

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]]> Pasquines threatening the Governor of Cartagena over the price of bread (1766) https://historylab.es/pasquines-threatening-the-governor-of-cartagena-over-the-price-of-bread-1766/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pasquines-threatening-the-governor-of-cartagena-over-the-price-of-bread-1766 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/pasquines-amenazantes-al-gobernador-de-cartagena-por-el-precio-del-pan-1766/ Conflict over price increases in Cartagena

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]]> The increase in prices in Cartagena in the middle of the 18th century provoked unrest among the population. Some people sent a letter to the Governor of the city asking him to reduce the price of foodstuffs, on pain of being “burnt and fried in boiling oil”. The document then continues with the news that the following day bread was sold for eight quarters, made of water and flour; there would be enough for everyone.

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]]> First Bourbon Court of Catalonia (1716) https://historylab.es/first-bourbon-court-of-catalonia-1716/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-bourbon-court-of-catalonia-1716 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/primera-audiencia-borbonica-de-cataluna-1716/ Composition of Catalans, Castilians and Aragonese in the Audiencia of Catalonia

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]]> After the War of the Spanish Succession, the Spanish internal order underwent changes aimed at establishing a centralised administration. The territorial privileges and privileges were left behind in much of the Peninsula and the defeated were removed from administrative responsibilities. The document is a reflection of this fact: on 15 April 1716 the Audiencia de Cataluña (replacing the Junta de Gobierno) was set up. The Council of Castile decided that both the Public Prosecutors and the Regent had to be Castilian, as did many of the Oidores. On the other hand, the Alcalde del Crimen would have to be Catalonian because of the work involved in their field. In total, of the 18 Ministros Togados of the Audiencia, 7 were Catalan, 8 Castilian, 2 Aragonese and 1 unspecified.

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]]> Increase of bakers to prevent a riot in Palencia (1766) https://historylab.es/increase-of-bakers-to-prevent-a-riot-in-palencia-1766/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=increase-of-bakers-to-prevent-a-riot-in-palencia-1766 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/incremento-de-panaderos-para-evitar-un-motin-en-palencia-1766/ Measures to prevent riots caused by price increases

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]]> In the second half of the 18th century, the price of bread increased in many Spanish cities. The unrest among the population meant that the authorities tried to take measures to avoid riots. In Palencia, we know that in 1766, the corregidor José Firmat informed the Count of Aranda (president of the Council) of the increase in the number of bakers with ovens paid for by the Town Council in order to avoid riots. The date of the document, 22 April, only foretold the riot that took place a day later in the city, where gangs of young men asked for a reduction in the price of foodstuffs, which was immediately granted by the mayor.

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]]> Expulsion of the gypsies from Tortosa in 1716 https://historylab.es/expulsion-of-the-gypsies-from-tortosa-in-1716/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expulsion-of-the-gypsies-from-tortosa-in-1716 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/expulsion-de-los-gitanos-de-tortosa-en-1716/ Expulsion of the gypsies in Tortosa

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]]> Document by which the Marquis of Castelrodrigo, Captain General of Catalonia, informed the Royal Court of the decision to expel the gypsies from the Castellanía de Amposta and Tortosa. This measure was in line with the dynamics of the Principality of Catalonia, which expelled them in 1715.

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]]> Letter from Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, to Charles III regarding the Jesuits’ property (1773) https://historylab.es/letter-from-maria-theresa-empress-of-austria-to-charles-iii-regarding-the-jesuits-property-1773/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-from-maria-theresa-empress-of-austria-to-charles-iii-regarding-the-jesuits-property-1773 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/carta-de-maria-teresa-emperatriz-de-austria-a-carlos-iii-sobre-los-bienes-de-los-jesuitas-1773/ The Empress of Austria's claim to obtain the property of the Jesuit Society so that it would not go to the Vatican

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]]> The extinction of the Jesuits provoked a conflict between the Papacy and Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria. The dialectic and conflict of power between Church and State was reflected in the fact that Maria Theresa wanted the assets obtained from the Jesuits to go to her civil jurisdiction, to the detriment of the Vatican’s claims. The Empress argued that in Spain, France, Portugal and Naples the goods of the Society fell to the State. Charles III supported her in this request.

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]]> Request and approval of the supply of meat to 400 poor people in the city of Zaragoza (1747) https://historylab.es/request-and-approval-of-the-supply-of-meat-to-400-poor-people-in-the-city-of-zaragoza-1747/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=request-and-approval-of-the-supply-of-meat-to-400-poor-people-in-the-city-of-zaragoza-1747 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/peticion-y-aprobacion-del-suministro-de-carne-a-400-pobres-de-la-ciudad-de-zaragoza-1747/ 400 poor people sheltered by the Casa de Misericordia in Zaragoza need food to survive

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]]> The City Council of the city of Saragossa receives a request from the Casa de Misericordia of that city to provide 400 poor people with a certain amount of meat for each day. These poor, of both sexes and all ages, help the Casa de Misericordia by working with wool, linen and silk. The request was sent to Ferdinand VI who accepted it on the grounds that it was “for the known benefit of the public cause”.

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]]> Marquis of Rupit as a member of the first Bourbon City Council of Barcelona, 1718 https://historylab.es/marquis-of-rupit-as-a-member-of-the-first-bourbon-city-council-of-barcelona-1718/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marquis-of-rupit-as-a-member-of-the-first-bourbon-city-council-of-barcelona-1718 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/marques-de-rupit-como-integrante-del-primer-ayuntamiento-borbonico-de-barcelona-1718/ Philip V granted the Marquis of Rupit and 23 other individuals the title of aldermen of the Barcelona City Council (1718)

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]]> Philip V granted the title of regent to the Marquis of Rupit: Francisco de Bournonville y Perapertusa. He was a supporter of the Bourbon cause during the War of Succession to the Spanish throne. In addition, the same order granted the title to 23 other aldermen.

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]]> Bishop and Inquisitor against burials in churches, 1781 https://historylab.es/bishop-and-inquisitor-against-burials-in-churches-1781/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bishop-and-inquisitor-against-burials-in-churches-1781 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/obispo-e-inquisidor-contra-de-los-enterramientos-en-las-iglesias-1781/ Felipe Bertrán's response to the mortuary question posed by the Council of Castile in 1781

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]]> Felipe Bertrán, Inquisitor General and bishop of Salamanca, argues that the burial of the faithful in churches goes against the principles of the primitive Church and constitutes a source of unhealthiness. In the same way he says that the sacred space is meant for praying, hearing the Holy Mass and receiving the body and blood of the Saviour. He then makes a historical exhortation to the evolution of mortuary practice in churches. This response was offered to the Council of Castile in its 1781 consultation with the Spanish bishops on the question of burials in places of worship.

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]]> Black Trade in Cuba https://historylab.es/black-trade-in-cuba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-trade-in-cuba Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/comercio-de-negros-en-cuba/ Black Trade in Cuba

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]]> Report at the request of the Council of the Indies on the request of the neighbours of Cuba to supply the provinces of America with blacks.

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