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    Mejora integral del cultivo del azafrán del Jiloca

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    Proyecto INIA PET 2007-14-C05-0

    Respectable and Disreputable Women Mechanisms of Relief for and Oppression of Women in Spain in the Early Modern Period

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    AbstractOne of the defining characteristics of the working classes during the Old Regime was poverty, and the main victims were women, especially those who “vivían sobre sí” [eighteenth century Spanish expression meaning to fend for or support oneself]. Indeed, the percentage of female-headed households in cities which were considered “impoverished” was higher than that of male-headed households. Furthermore, women not only had to cope with hardship and destitution but they also expected to scrupulously observe the prevailing moral doctrine. If they were considered respectable, they were eligible to receive relief from public and private charitable institutions, but should they transgress the moral standards of the day, they would find that there was no room for toleranc

    A source for the study of prisons in the Kingdom of León: the record of 1817

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    The paper consist of an analysis of prisoner’s living conditions in the various types of prison which existed in the region during the Ancient Regime. The diversity of judicial systems in the region created the need for widely differing institutions, from small rural prisons to large-scale establishments created by the crown to transform vagabonds into productive individuals.En el trabajo se analizan las condiciones de vida de vida de los encarcelados en los diferentes tipos de cárceles que operaban en las provincias de León y Zamora durante el Antiguo Régimen. La diversidad de los sistemas judiciales en la región introdujo la necesidad de instituciones muy diferentes, desde las pequeñas cárceles rurales a los grandes establecimientos creados por la corona para transformar vagabundos en individuos productivos
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