Las "restauraciones" del Consulado de Burgos en el siglo XVIII

Historians who studied the Consulate of Burgos maintained that the institution had disappeared at the beginning of the 18th century and then reappeared in 1759. However, between 1725 and 1752, every year on 30th September, a "Poder del Consulado a el Prior y Cónsules" was signed, which mad...

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Main Author: Sanz de la Higuera, Francisco José
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Sevilla: Departamento de Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas 2002
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=748594
Source:Historia. Instituciones. Documentos, ISSN 0210-7716, Nº 29, 2002, pags. 429-458
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Summary: Historians who studied the Consulate of Burgos maintained that the institution had disappeared at the beginning of the 18th century and then reappeared in 1759. However, between 1725 and 1752, every year on 30th September, a "Poder del Consulado a el Prior y Cónsules" was signed, which made possible the election of authorities, and empowered them to carry out business. These documents, together with the post-mortem inventories and the memoriales of the Catastro de Ensenada give us an insight into the socio-economic standing of its members and the evolution of an institution believed to be dead. One of the "hermanos", don Pedro Tomé González, was present during both periods and was one of the most outstanding and dynamic members of the Consulate in those controversialyears. Wool, the much appreciated white gold, was the raw material which stimulated a listless and mediocre economy