Viudedad - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:20:38 +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 Viudedad - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Memorial of a widow with children serving in Villarrobledo, 1752 https://historylab.es/memorial-of-a-widow-with-children-serving-in-villarrobledo-1752/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorial-of-a-widow-with-children-serving-in-villarrobledo-1752 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/memorial-de-una-viuda-con-hijos-sirviendo-en-villarrobledo-1752/ Rural patronage where a whole family serves a single master

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]]> Memorial made by Josefa Navarro, widow of Bernardo de Moya, informing of her family and patrimonial state. Josefa declares that she is 50 years old and a widow, as well as having 3 sons: Bernardo de Moya, 26 years old and servant boy of sheep herdsman; Sebastián, 15 years old, shepherd; and Juan, 13 years old, blacksmith. The whole family is serving Cristóbal de la Torre. After explaining his family situation, he provides the goods he has: a house in the parish of San Francisco in Villarrobledo, consisting of multiple rooms; livestock in the form of 5 sheep, 7 goats, 13 goats’ laps and 1 lamb.

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]]> Poor widowed woman living in a room in an inn. Toledo, 1770 https://historylab.es/poor-widowed-woman-living-in-a-room-in-an-inn-toledo-1770/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poor-widowed-woman-living-in-a-room-in-an-inn-toledo-1770 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/mujer-viuda-y-pobre-residente-en-un-cuarto-de-un-meson-toledo-1770/ Widowhood and poverty in a woman from Toledo

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]]> María González, aged 67, was a widow and extremely poor. Her situation led her to live with her two grandchildren: Manuel, 20 years old and a low-wage worker at the inn where they live; and Gregorio, 11 years old. Both grandchildren are in her care due to the premature death of their parents. With no help other than charity, her situation brought her no small amount of worry for her and her grandchildren’s future.

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]]> Death of Melchor de Macanaz in Hellín, 1760 https://historylab.es/death-of-melchor-de-macanaz-in-hellin-1760/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-of-melchor-de-macanaz-in-hellin-1760 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:16 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/defuncion-de-melchor-de-macanaz-en-hellin-1760/ Parish register of death of Melchor de Macaraz

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]]> Parish registers are a fundamental source for establishing the life trajectories and genealogies of individuals. Baptism, marriage and death are key stages in the life cycle that are catalogued in the parish registers. In this case, the document refers to the death of Melchor de Macanaz, illustrious literary figure and public prosecutor of the Council of Castile during the reign of Philip V. Thanks to the register, we know that he died in the Albacete town of Hellín on 5 December 1760, the widower of María Maximiliana.

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