Fondo Municipal
Item
Country
ES
Name of institution (English)
Municipal Archive of Haro
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
spa
Contact information: postal address
Plaza de la Paz 1, 26200 Haro
Contact information: phone number
0034 941310105
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
archivo@haro.org
Reference number
ES. 26071. AM
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Municipal Fonds
Title (official language of the state)
Fondo Municipal
Language of title
spa
Creator / accumulator
Town council of Haro
Date(s)
since 1286
Language(s)
fra
spa
Extent
763 linear metres
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
The municipal collection (“Fondo municipal”) of the Municipal Archive of Haro contains the documentation produced and received by the town council of Haro starting in the 13th century. The different types of documents contain information on the local and regional history of the town of Haro. This collection comprises the medieval documents preserved in this documentary fonds (13th-15th centuries):
1. "Gobierno" (Government). This section contains several important documentary series: 1.1.) “Concejo” (Town Council) (1301-1500). It contains records and minutes of town council meetings, letters of the town council, records of dispositions, received royal privileges and orders, records of government departments, and records related to land borders. The most relevant documentation is collected in the 24 volumes of town council minutes (1400-1500). 1.2.) “Alcalde” (Mayor) (1478). It contains judicial records.
2. “Administracion” (Administration).
2.3.) “Patrimonio” (Patrimony) (1338-1494). It contains documentation related to land borders and sales.
4. “Hacienda” (Finances).
4.2.) “Contadurias” (Accounts) (1400-1500). It contains files and account books of the town council.
5. “Otros fondos” (Other documentary fonds).
5.2.) “Iglesia” (Church) (1397-1496). It contains trial records, appointments, accounts, and information about parishes and bishoprics.
Concerning Jews, through the Accounts Books and the town council minutes it is possible to find information about the individuals who held the leading positions of the Jewish Aljama, such as Juçe Portero, who was its “veedor” (overseer) (1443), Mose Cobo, who was its lawyer (1476), and Simuel Chacon, who was its treasurer (1488). There were also judges in the Jewish community. The Accounts Books inform how the town council of Haro proceeded with the Jews after receiving a papal bull that banned any social intercourse with them (1443). In 1455, the town council wanted to impose measures of physical segregation against the Jews. However, in 1461, a request made to the Count of Haro informs about a loan taken by the town council from the Jews. The town council minutes contain data on the farming of taxes, tax-collection, and loans lent by Jews (1454). It is recorded that the Count of Haro had promised borrowers to support those affected by the loans of the Jews (1477). The ordinances contained in the town council minutes notebooks include some anti-Jewish measures, such as the prohibition on Jews living with Christians (1478) and the prohibition on shepherds and farmers working for Jews (1479 and 1491). Some claims presented by Jews have been also preserved, such as information concerning the murder of Bellida's son (1464). Relatedly, the judicial investigations notebooks contain copies of lawsuits for insulting and mistreating Jews (1468). In the 1490s, it was stipulated that Jews wear badges (1491). Once the expulsion was decreed, the town authorities started to collect debts from Jews such as Abraham de Estella or Simuel Portero, from taxation. It is also reported that the Count of Haro allowed the confiscation of tombstones of the Jewish cemetery in order to repair the town’s bridge (1492). There was also in the archive one document recording the names of 48 Jews who converted into Christianity and remained in the Haro, although it is missing today (former call number is leg. 8, letter C).
1. "Gobierno" (Government). This section contains several important documentary series: 1.1.) “Concejo” (Town Council) (1301-1500). It contains records and minutes of town council meetings, letters of the town council, records of dispositions, received royal privileges and orders, records of government departments, and records related to land borders. The most relevant documentation is collected in the 24 volumes of town council minutes (1400-1500). 1.2.) “Alcalde” (Mayor) (1478). It contains judicial records.
2. “Administracion” (Administration).
2.3.) “Patrimonio” (Patrimony) (1338-1494). It contains documentation related to land borders and sales.
4. “Hacienda” (Finances).
4.2.) “Contadurias” (Accounts) (1400-1500). It contains files and account books of the town council.
5. “Otros fondos” (Other documentary fonds).
5.2.) “Iglesia” (Church) (1397-1496). It contains trial records, appointments, accounts, and information about parishes and bishoprics.
Concerning Jews, through the Accounts Books and the town council minutes it is possible to find information about the individuals who held the leading positions of the Jewish Aljama, such as Juçe Portero, who was its “veedor” (overseer) (1443), Mose Cobo, who was its lawyer (1476), and Simuel Chacon, who was its treasurer (1488). There were also judges in the Jewish community. The Accounts Books inform how the town council of Haro proceeded with the Jews after receiving a papal bull that banned any social intercourse with them (1443). In 1455, the town council wanted to impose measures of physical segregation against the Jews. However, in 1461, a request made to the Count of Haro informs about a loan taken by the town council from the Jews. The town council minutes contain data on the farming of taxes, tax-collection, and loans lent by Jews (1454). It is recorded that the Count of Haro had promised borrowers to support those affected by the loans of the Jews (1477). The ordinances contained in the town council minutes notebooks include some anti-Jewish measures, such as the prohibition on Jews living with Christians (1478) and the prohibition on shepherds and farmers working for Jews (1479 and 1491). Some claims presented by Jews have been also preserved, such as information concerning the murder of Bellida's son (1464). Relatedly, the judicial investigations notebooks contain copies of lawsuits for insulting and mistreating Jews (1468). In the 1490s, it was stipulated that Jews wear badges (1491). Once the expulsion was decreed, the town authorities started to collect debts from Jews such as Abraham de Estella or Simuel Portero, from taxation. It is also reported that the Count of Haro allowed the confiscation of tombstones of the Jewish cemetery in order to repair the town’s bridge (1492). There was also in the archive one document recording the names of 48 Jews who converted into Christianity and remained in the Haro, although it is missing today (former call number is leg. 8, letter C).
Archival history
The municipal documents have been kept by the town council of Haro since they were issued. Before 1537, the town council meetings were held in the chambers of the churches of Santo Tomas and San Martin and, sometimes, in private houses. Since 1537, there are three known locations for the town council: in the Plaza de Santo Tomas (1537); in the Plaza de San Martin (1565); and from 1775 until today, in the Plaza de la Paz. In 1776, an archive was built in the town hall; it underwent three important renovations in the 20th century. Currently, the documentation of the town council of Haro is kept in three different locations: the town hall, the Palace of the Counts of Haro, and the Jose del Campo Cultural Center.
Administrative / Biographical history
The town of Haro was documented for the first time in 1040. In 1185, the existence of an organized town council was documented prior to the granting of the city charter in 1187. The town council of Haro has been in charge of the administration of the town and its territory. From its creation up until today, it has had its own powers of local justice, government, internal administration, services, and municipal finances.
Access points: locations
Access points: subject terms
Access points: document types
System of arrangement
The collection contains the following documentary fonds: 1. Gobierno; 2. Administracion; 3. Servicios; 4. Hacienda; 5. Otros fondos; 6. Seguridad y vigilancia; 7. Varia; 8. Servicios comunitarios; 9. Varia.
Access, restrictions
Free access regulated by the current legal environment on access to Spanish historical archives (law 16/1985 of Spanish Historical Patrimony).
Finding aids
Several inventories of the collection can be consulted at the archive. Data on the collection are also available at the website of the Spanish National Archives (PARES).
Links to finding aids
Author of the description
Linked resources
Filter by property
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Archivo Municipal de Haro | Collections (official language of the state) |