Line graph showing the evolution of the population considered elderly in Fermoselle between 1750 and 1825
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Transmission of patrimony via inheritance broke the egalitarian spirit of the Castilian system. The improvements were motivated by sentimental reasons.
Table showing the purchases in rural auction houses in León between 1700 and 1850, differentiating the buyers by their socio-professional category
Resource showing the mentality of the Salamanca servants on their deathbed according to the sex of the testators
Table showing the preferred burial place of Salamancan servants, according to sex, between 1601 and 1650
Amount destined to the salvation of the soul in wills as a reflection of religiosity in the urban world of the city of León and in the rural world of Sahagún
The transmission of wealth through inheritance according to kinship and sentimental affinities. The Castilian model of egalitarian inheritance prevailed, and the most common heirs were the first-born.
Transmission of wealth via wills reflecting parental affinities and social clientelism. A distinction is also made between inherited property according to sex.
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