Toro - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:10:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Toro - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Neighbours, families and secular inhabitants according to the Cadastre of Ensenada (1752) https://historylab.es/neighbours-families-and-secular-inhabitants-according-to-the-cadastre-of-ensenada-1752/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neighbours-families-and-secular-inhabitants-according-to-the-cadastre-of-ensenada-1752 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/vecinos-familias-y-habitantes-seculares-segun-el-catastro-de-ensenada-1752/ Resource reflecting the provincial population of the Crown of Castile in the mid-18th century

The post Neighbours, families and secular inhabitants according to the Cadastre of Ensenada (1752) first appeared on History Lab.

]]> The Cadastre of the Marquis de la Ensenada, carried out in the middle of the 18th century in the Crown of Castile, is one of the main historical sources for the study of demography, economy and territory. It consisted of several books dealing with numerous aspects; the resource shown here corresponds to the Neighbourhood and Census books. By regions, the territories of Andalusia had 1,462,449 inhabitants, Old Castile and León had 1,988,698, New Castile, including Madrid, had 1,040,972, Extremadura had 373,022 inhabitants, while Galicia and Murcia had 1,299312 and 272,057 respectively. A total of approximately 6,436,510 inhabitants for the Crown, where the most populated provinces were Seville (694,771), León (563,689) and Granada (545,285); those with the fewest inhabitants were Zamora (62,304), Toro (79,212) and Ávila (98,873).

The post Neighbours, families and secular inhabitants according to the Cadastre of Ensenada (1752) first appeared on History Lab.

]]> Neighbourhood of 1683, original data and reconstruction https://historylab.es/neighbourhood-of-1683-original-data-and-reconstruction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neighbourhood-of-1683-original-data-and-reconstruction Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/vecindario-de-1683-datos-originales-y-reconstruccion/ Resource showing the number of inhabitants in the provinces of the Crown of Castile in 1683. In his reconstruction, the author applies a coefficient to obtain the number of inhabitants.

The post Neighbourhood of 1683, original data and reconstruction first appeared on History Lab.

]]> In 1683, by order of Charles II, the Vecindario was published, which counted the inhabitants of the Crown of Castile in order to establish a more up-to-date tax system that would allow for more efficient revenue for the Royal Treasury. Who were considered to be inhabitants? Family units were counted as neighbours, so the data does not reflect the number of inhabitants. In order to obtain the total population, the author applies an average coefficient based on the size of the family. The resource shows this demographic data in column “F”, giving a total population of 4,786,882. By region, the North Atlantic coast, Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria had 1,416,200 inhabitants, the largest population, followed by Andalusia (1,117,880) and Castile and Leon (1,087,202). At the provincial level, Seville, Granada and Toledo were the most inhabited areas with 316,800, 304,100 and 241,240 inhabitants respectively. Of all the regions and provinces, Galicia stands out with 950,000 inhabitants, a significant number in relation to the size and type of population. In contrast, the most depopulated territories were Zamora (39,120), Toro (47,576) and Córdoba (65,480). From 1683 to 1753, the years of the Ensenada Cadastre, the general trend continued; although the population increased in all areas, the imbalances were similar.

The post Neighbourhood of 1683, original data and reconstruction first appeared on History Lab.

]]>