We outline the existing information on wool production and trade, and also textile industry (draps de la terra) in a mountainous rural area such as Cinctorres, a village in the region of Morella (northern medieval kingdom of Valencia), at a time of economic prosperity linked to the presence and activities of Italian merchants.
The article analyzes the connection between the processes of conquest and colonization in certain areas of the Iberian Peninsula and America, highlighting the continuity of extensive livestock practices as a key element in territorial expansion. Ch. Bishko suggested that ranching in large open spaces, first developed in the peninsula, served as a precedent for its current province of Catamarca (Argentina), this practice is analyzed, characterized by the "loose" management of livestock, the participation of armed horsemen and shepherds, the straying of some of these "cerreros" animals, the branding, and the need to regularly concentrate them in "mestas." In this sense, the articulation of looting activities with periods of livestock movements is emphasized. Furthermore, it is argued that extensive ranching not only adapted to empty spaces but also contributed to their emptying, eroded previous practices, and prefigured domains. The article also explores how these livestock practices persisted even after the conquests and the settlement of new populations, generating tensions during the integration of this ranching inertia in contexts of proliferating restrictive rights and agrarianization.
There is documentary evidence suggesting that the incorporation of Osona into the comital domain during the last quarter of the ninth century-which marked the beginning of the feudalization of the local populations-was accompanied by the settlement of inhabitants from the Pyrenees, referred to in the sources as cerdanos, with an early chronology coinciding with that of the conquest itself. Their arrival appears to be linked to the interests of the aristocracy rooted in the initial conquest zone, specifically the Cerdan viscountal lineage, and to one of its descendants, the comital vicar Sala. In this process, livestock farming also played a significant role. However, the limitations inherent to early written documentation and the absence of archaeological evidence warrant a cautious approach regarding the extent and role of Pyrenean settler activity under the aegis of the comital conquest.
This article focuses on Ava, daughter of Pere V de Fenollet, a viscounty that is currently located in the department of the Pyr & eacute;n & eacute;es-Orientales (France) but that historically formed part of Languedoc. Pere de Fenollet was accused of heresy and excommunicated in 1262, consequently, the viscounty was suppressed. Concerning Ava, she married Jausbert, Viscount of Castelnou; later, she divorced him and joined the Ille-sur-T & ecirc;t Hospice. In this work, these events will be analyzed based on unpublished documentation kept in the ADPO. The information will be related to the historical context with the aim to understand the motivations behind Ava's marriage and divorce. Finally, the figure of this lady will be analyzed through a scheme developed by queenship studies and focused on three categories: formal power, informal power and social representation. This will allow us to deeper into issues such as marriage clauses, women's management of their dowries and female support networks.
During the last five centuries there have been any attempts to establish the origin of the town and castle in Tur & eacute;gano, proposing different theories about the date of construction of the fortress. The present article tries to establish the origin of that castle, and town using the documents hosted in the most important archives, searching for an academic answer to a traditional and historical doubt.
