Peasant Social Structures in Late Middle Ages. The Case of Bonilla de la Sierra

The aim of this paper is to analyze the social structure of Bonilla de la Sierra and the small towns under its jurisdiction, using taxpayer’s rolls of 1478, 1484 and 1489. We show differences between the social structures of village and small towns, as well as some tendencies of social mobility. Suc...

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Main Author: Octavio COLOMBO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2017-07-01
Series:Studia Historica. Historia Medieval
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/16764
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to analyze the social structure of Bonilla de la Sierra and the small towns under its jurisdiction, using taxpayer’s rolls of 1478, 1484 and 1489. We show differences between the social structures of village and small towns, as well as some tendencies of social mobility. Such changes can be notice comparing the different taxpayer’s rolls mentioned before. Then, the identification of individual and familiar trajectories complements the study of social evolution.
ISSN:0213-2060
2445-3595