Soria - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 08:00:15 +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 Soria - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Distribution of foreign textiles through the port of Bilbao between 1710-1714 https://historylab.es/distribution-of-foreign-textiles-through-the-port-of-bilbao-between-1710-1714/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=distribution-of-foreign-textiles-through-the-port-of-bilbao-between-1710-1714 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:12 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/distribucion-de-textiles-extranjeros-a-traves-del-puerto-de-bilbao-entre-1710-1714/ Map of the distribution of the foreign fabric in Castile during the context of the War of Succession to the Spanish throne. Casuistry that had an impact on lower demand

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]]> The resource deals with the distribution of foreign fabrics imported from the port of Bilbao during 1710 and 1714, the years in which the War of the Spanish Succession took place. Fabrics destined for Madrid and Toledo paid customs duties in Valmaseda, Orduña, while those bound for the Cantabrian mountain range did so in Vitoria. Taxes were directly proportional to the quality of the fabric: the higher the quality, the higher the tax. From the port of Bilbao they were distributed to wide areas of the peninsular monarchy: the Upper Ebro Valley, the Duero Valley, the Iberian System, Logroño, Soria and Toledo as its extreme points. Where did most of the textiles come from? In the years prior to the war, Holland and England were the two largest exporters (90% of the linen came from Holland). The Royal Order of 3 December 1710 prohibited the importation of Dutch fabrics, thus favouring the British. In the distribution network, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia and Valladolid were the provinces with the highest import ratio, followed by Ávila, Burgos, Palencia, Soria and Logroño. The authors warn us that, due to the war situation, the distribution could have altered with respect to previous years. The Royal Treasury tried to reduce some costs by suspending the payment of pensions, subsidies and other benefits, or by delaying the payment of bureaucratic salaries; this meant that certain privileged groups saw their incomes reduced. At the same time, in Castilian territory, the tax burden on the population was increased. The high taxes and reduced purchasing power led to a lower demand for foreign fabrics.

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]]> The price of greenhouse leases in Castile (1750-1829) https://historylab.es/the-price-of-greenhouse-leases-in-castile-1750-1829/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-price-of-greenhouse-leases-in-castile-1750-1829 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:25 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/precio-de-los-arrendamientos-de-invernaderos-en-castilla-1750-1829/ Table showing the average price of greenhouse leases in grazing pastures in Castile (1750-1829)

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]]> The Report on the Agrarian Law at the end of the 18th century denounced the imbalances in the privileges regarding transhumance, such as the prohibition for farmers to break or mark pastures with the right of possession, directly harming both livestock breeders and farmers, both advocates of a new agrarian policy that would truly address the new needs they had and take into account the characteristics of the available land.
After the Royal Decree of April 1793 was enacted, the owners of the dehesas began a sharp rise in the prices of their leases every time they were renewed, calling into question the traditional uses of the land in the search for a more social than private purpose, causing the transhumance crisis in Castile.

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