Vecindario - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:15:15 +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 Vecindario - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Distribution of the population of Extremadura according to the data of the Vecindario of 1591 (in percentages) and distribution of the population according to the data of the Census of Floridablanca (in percentages) https://historylab.es/distribution-of-the-population-of-extremadura-according-to-the-data-of-the-vecindario-of-1591-in-percentages-and-distribution-of-the-population-according-to-the-data-of-the-census-of-floridablanca/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=distribution-of-the-population-of-extremadura-according-to-the-data-of-the-vecindario-of-1591-in-percentages-and-distribution-of-the-population-according-to-the-data-of-the-census-of-floridablanca Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:57 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/distribucion-de-la-poblacion-extremena-segun-los-datos-del-vecindario-de-1591-en-porcentajes-y-distribucion-de-la-poblacion-segun-los-datos-del-censo-de-floridablanca-en-porcentajes/ Distribution of the population of Extremadura based on the 1591 census compared to the Floridablanca census

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]]> Between 1591 and 1752 there is no reliable population count available for Extremadura as a whole, so the figures presented must be considered as mere approximate estimates, as this is the only possible way to be minimally reliable. The sample consulted is based on 37 localities (18 in Badajoz and 19 in Cáceres) which accounted for 13.87% of the surface area and 17.47% of the population of Extremadura in 1787. The demographic evolution of Extremadura in the Modern Age can be divided into three main stages. The first comprises 1500-1574 when there was an upward trend; the second from 1575-1651 which, on the other hand, was an intense depressive movement, followed by the period from 1652-1835 with a new population increase. Within the last phase, it is necessary to explain two sub-phases: one of recovery in 1652-1759 until the maximum birth rate of the 16th century was regained, and the real boom, from 1760 to 1835. Prior to these stages, macrodemographic sources such as baptismal records suggest that the number of Extremadurians recorded a notable increase in the first three quarters of the 16th century. From the mid-16th century onwards, the population of Extremadura began a very long period of positive growth which lasted until the end of the Ancien Régime. However, neither wars nor catastrophic mortality seem to be the main reasons for the almost two centuries it took the region to recover the maximum number of baptised people. Without forgetting the migratory movement – of which few results are known – the available evidence points to a demographic collapse that is intertwined with the behaviour of fertility.

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]]> 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

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]]> 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).

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]]> Evolution of the population of Castile between 1591 and 1787 https://historylab.es/evolution-of-the-population-of-castile-between-1591-and-1787/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-of-the-population-of-castile-between-1591-and-1787 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/evolucion-de-la-poblacion-de-castilla-entre-1591-y-1787/ Resource showing the evolution of the population of the Crown of Castile during the Modern Age using different historical sources.

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]]> For the elaboration of this resource the author uses secondary sources that compile the population of the Crown of Castile between 1591 and 1787. The historical sources used were the Censo de Millones (1591), Censo de la Sal (1631), Vecindario de 1683, Catastro del Marqués de la Ensenada (1752) and the Censo de Floridablanca (1787). In general terms, the population increased in these two centuries, from 5,302,000 to 7,298,000 inhabitants, with periods of demographic decline explained by the crises of the 17th century. Between 1591 and 1683 the growth rate was negative, -0.27, although the decline was not generalised; Galicia and the Cantabrian coast increased their population in this period. The great leap was between 1683 and 1752 with a growth rate of 0.47, a positive differential of 1,822,000 inhabitants. In the first half of the 18th century, the territories of Andalusia, Extremadura and both Castiles recovered, with growth slowing down in the second half of the century, and even falling between 1760 and 1770 in Castile la Nueva.

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]]> Godoy’s 1797 Census, published in 1801 https://historylab.es/godoys-1797-census-published-in-1801/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=godoys-1797-census-published-in-1801 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/censo-de-godoy-de-1797-publicado-en-1801/ Facsimile of the Godoy Census (1797) published in 1801 and republished by the INE

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]]> This census draws on the experience of the Floridablanca Census (1787). It was commissioned in 1797 and published in full in 1801. However, the data provided by it should be taken with caution; rather, it should be complemented with other historical sources. We can find data by provinces on men, women, bachelors, married, widowed, clerics, and numerous trades such as merchants, craftsmen, farmers or fishmongers.

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]]> Campoflorido Census of 1712 https://historylab.es/campoflorido-census-of-1712/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=campoflorido-census-of-1712 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/censo-de-campoflorido-de-1712/ Reproduction of the Census of Campoflorido (1712) carried out by the INE

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]]> Census taken in 1712 by order of Campoflorido, Royal Councillor of the Treasury, in the context of the War of Succession to the Spanish throne. The aim of the census was to draw up a balance sheet to improve the economic benefit of the Felipist side via taxes. As a result, the number of neighbours who had to support Philip V economically was recorded.

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]]> Transcription of the Floridablanca Census of 1787 https://historylab.es/transcription-of-the-floridablanca-census-of-1787/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transcription-of-the-floridablanca-census-of-1787 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/transcripcion-del-censo-de-floridablanca-de-1787/ Repository of the volumes of the Floridablanca Census compiled by INE

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]]> The Floridablanca Census, carried out during the reign of Charles III in 1787, is one of the first censuses carried out using modern accounting techniques. Its aim was to establish the number of the population and to see what trades they carried out. Its data, collected from all the inhabitants of each municipality, are divided by sex, age, profession and marital status. On a collective level they collect data related to the number of hospitals, houses of religion, prisons, etc. 10,268,110 inhabitants were counted in Spain, with varying population densities (the average was 22.7 ahb/Km2). The linked INE wen offers the 6 volumes that correspond to the census and which are divided by geographical areas.

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]]> Census of the Marqués de la Ensenada of 1752 https://historylab.es/census-of-the-marques-de-la-ensenada-of-1752/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=census-of-the-marques-de-la-ensenada-of-1752 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/censo-del-marques-de-la-ensenada-de-1752/ Repository and comments on the Census of the Marqués de la Ensenada of 1752

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]]> This is the census carried out by order of the Marquis de la Ensenada in 1752. Together with the Cadastre of the same name, it is one of the fundamental primary sources for the study of the 18th century. In it we can find the list of towns, inhabitants and buildings of each province, as well as a cartographic series that includes maps of the 22 intendencies of the census.

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]]> Salt Census of 1631 https://historylab.es/salt-census-of-1631/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salt-census-of-1631 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/censo-de-la-sal-de-1631/ Repository and transcription of the Census of Salt taken in 1631

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]]> The website we found hosts numerous volumes of the so-called Censo de la Sal (Salt Census). Carried out under the mandate of Felipe IV in 1631 (pre-census period), it contains information on the salt districts, as well as comments on the neighbourhoods, maps and plans of the salt pans.

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