1990 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study in Medieval Seville
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01510234
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAYASHI Kunio Kagoshima Univ., Faculty of Education, Assistant Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (50128451)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1989 – 1990
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| Keywords | Medieval City / Andalusia / Seville / Repoblacion / Repartimiento / Latifundism |
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| Research Abstract |
I investigated the three themes to clarify the total image of Seville City in the 13th Century.
(1) Configuration of City- I clarified that there were 25 parishes in the City District (District within a wall and Suburbs). Drawing a boundary line of alfoz (region under the jurisdiction of city), I traced its change. Investigated was the formation of seigniories (ecclesiastical and civil) within it until 1284 (the last year of the reign of Alfonso X).
(2) Resettlement- I estimated the population of Seville, dividing into Christians, Muslims (mudejares) and Jews. Because of expulsion of mudejares after their revolt, return movement of settlers to their home, incursion of foreign invaders and economic crisis, took place the crisis of settlement.
(3) Latifundism- The thesis that latifundism was formed by the repartimiento after the conquest of the city should be revised. Examining the documents with care, I noticed that latifundism was not so remarkable as believed before. As the condition of management in latifundium was not favorable, great land owners was obliged to sell out, give or abandon their land. There were many small and middle land owners who must abandon their land and went home. Abandoned lands were concentrated in the hands of the few, so the latifundism began to develop. So latifundism was not a result of the repartimiento itself of its failure. It began to arise not in the middle of but at the end of the 13th Century.
The rule of Seville was shifted from Muslims to Christians in the 13th century. But the Christian society had not firmly established yet. So the 13th century of Seville was a transitional period.
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Research Products
(2 results)
