Marriage contracts in the Val d’Aran (17th-19th centuries): some contributions for the study of the house

Authors

  • M. Àngels Sanllehy Sabi Grup d’Estudis del Paisatge Històric

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/eha.2009.22.61-90

Keywords:

marriage contracts, house, houses, Val d’ Aran, civil law, mountain societies

Abstract

From an initial survey of the documentary heritage and notarial collection in the Aran Valley in modern times, there is an essential source for the study of the houses: the marriage contracts. It describes the characteristics and peculiarities (such as the strong weight of the core), and emphasizes its potential, as well as its shortcomings. Through marriage contracts exemplified the key elements of mountain societies: the great effort to ensure the houses dowry and the formation of a new home, the strong endogany and the elements of differentiation and inbreeding among houses strong, medium and poor.

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Published

2021-01-28

Issue

No. 22 (2009): Els capítols matrimonials en el món rural

Section

Dossier

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