Archivo Municipal de Paredes de Nava
Item
Country
ES
Name of institution (English)
Municipal Archive of Paredes de Nava
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
spa
Contact information: postal address
Plaza de San Francisco 1, 34300 Paredes de Nava
Contact information: phone number
0034 979 830 049
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
contacto@paredesdenava.org
Title (English)
Municipal Archive of Paredes de Nava
Title (official language of the state)
Archivo Municipal de Paredes de Nava
Language of title
spa
Creator / accumulator
Town council of Paredes de Nava
Date note
Since the 12th century
Language(s)
lat
spa
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
The Municipal Archive of Paredes de Nava contains documents produced and received by the town council of Paredes de Nava since its founding.
The archive is divided into three sections: the first preserves royal letters and privileges; the second, the correspondence of the Manrique family, lords of the town; and the third is a miscellaneous section, which contains the town council minutes books (since 1440), documents related to the Berruguete family, Ordinances, “Posito,” Noble judgments, “Voto de Villa,” and Accounting Books.
From the medieval period, the “Cuentas de Propios” series stands out. These accounts are a relevant historical source due to their continuity since 1371. The late medieval documentation (1371-1551) is contained in six files; original accounts and drafts are preserved. Two town council economic managers who received the name of “procuradores” (legal representatives) managed the accounts. For special activities, the town council of Paredes appointed another official in charge of submitting the accounts that the two economic managers had recorded.
The Jewish community of Paredes de Nava converted to Christianity (or left the town) around 1411. Sources of Jewish interest are from the fourteenth century. The “Cuentas de Propios” of 1386 records the activity of the “procurador” (spokesperson) of the Jews. For example, the attorney went to Olmedo in representation of Yaco Cohen, and he was also in charge of transferring a suit submitted by him. The records also contain expenses for the rental of a mule that had served for the travel to a litigation initiated by Jaco Çidicaro.
The 1391 Accounts contain the payment of the bread, fish, butchery, wood, and iron sales taxes; some of them were farmed jointly by Christians and Jews (such as Çaçon Abolhen, Semuel Maymon, Abraham de Montoro, Mose de Paredes, and Omebueno Abenxucran). The name of the tax farmers’ guarantors is also written. These accounts also include the farming of the “alcabalas” (sales tax); debt letters; and auctions and bids, in which Jews participated.
The 1394 Accounts record several payments made by the Jewish Aljama and individual Jews from Paredes. For instance, Salomon Empollegar paid the amount he owed for the “peso” tax.
The 1396 Accounts include the payment that the attorney Martin Garcia made and received on behalf of the town council. This attorney returned Don Semuel's son the amount of a loan the latter had made to the town council of Paredes.
The 1401 Accounts contain the payment of 12 goats, two beams, and two boards purchased from Don Abrahen Agay.
The 1403 Accounts record some expenses of the town council related to Jews, such as the payment of 11 goats to Don Abrahen Agay and the payment to three men who accompanied a Jewish tax collector. There is also a payment made by the legal representatives of the Jewish Aljama for the maintenance costs of the “corregidor” (royal delegate in Paredes) during his stay in Medina del Campo.
In addition, in 1409 there are records of the lawsuit initiated by Don Semuel Abençaçon, tax collector, against the town council of Paredes de Nava regarding the wine “alcabalas” (sales tax) of 1408.
The 1410 Accounts record the payment to Pellon, a Jew, for five parchment skins for the town council’s books.
The 1412 Accounts include some anti-Jewish measures, such as the establishment of a separate Jewish quarter and the payment to Ximon Rodriguez de Toro, who was in charge of preaching to the Jews.
The 1476, 1477, and 1478 Accounts record loans made by Yuçe Agay, from Torremormojon, to the town council of Paredes de Nava.
The archive is divided into three sections: the first preserves royal letters and privileges; the second, the correspondence of the Manrique family, lords of the town; and the third is a miscellaneous section, which contains the town council minutes books (since 1440), documents related to the Berruguete family, Ordinances, “Posito,” Noble judgments, “Voto de Villa,” and Accounting Books.
From the medieval period, the “Cuentas de Propios” series stands out. These accounts are a relevant historical source due to their continuity since 1371. The late medieval documentation (1371-1551) is contained in six files; original accounts and drafts are preserved. Two town council economic managers who received the name of “procuradores” (legal representatives) managed the accounts. For special activities, the town council of Paredes appointed another official in charge of submitting the accounts that the two economic managers had recorded.
The Jewish community of Paredes de Nava converted to Christianity (or left the town) around 1411. Sources of Jewish interest are from the fourteenth century. The “Cuentas de Propios” of 1386 records the activity of the “procurador” (spokesperson) of the Jews. For example, the attorney went to Olmedo in representation of Yaco Cohen, and he was also in charge of transferring a suit submitted by him. The records also contain expenses for the rental of a mule that had served for the travel to a litigation initiated by Jaco Çidicaro.
The 1391 Accounts contain the payment of the bread, fish, butchery, wood, and iron sales taxes; some of them were farmed jointly by Christians and Jews (such as Çaçon Abolhen, Semuel Maymon, Abraham de Montoro, Mose de Paredes, and Omebueno Abenxucran). The name of the tax farmers’ guarantors is also written. These accounts also include the farming of the “alcabalas” (sales tax); debt letters; and auctions and bids, in which Jews participated.
The 1394 Accounts record several payments made by the Jewish Aljama and individual Jews from Paredes. For instance, Salomon Empollegar paid the amount he owed for the “peso” tax.
The 1396 Accounts include the payment that the attorney Martin Garcia made and received on behalf of the town council. This attorney returned Don Semuel's son the amount of a loan the latter had made to the town council of Paredes.
The 1401 Accounts contain the payment of 12 goats, two beams, and two boards purchased from Don Abrahen Agay.
The 1403 Accounts record some expenses of the town council related to Jews, such as the payment of 11 goats to Don Abrahen Agay and the payment to three men who accompanied a Jewish tax collector. There is also a payment made by the legal representatives of the Jewish Aljama for the maintenance costs of the “corregidor” (royal delegate in Paredes) during his stay in Medina del Campo.
In addition, in 1409 there are records of the lawsuit initiated by Don Semuel Abençaçon, tax collector, against the town council of Paredes de Nava regarding the wine “alcabalas” (sales tax) of 1408.
The 1410 Accounts record the payment to Pellon, a Jew, for five parchment skins for the town council’s books.
The 1412 Accounts include some anti-Jewish measures, such as the establishment of a separate Jewish quarter and the payment to Ximon Rodriguez de Toro, who was in charge of preaching to the Jews.
The 1476, 1477, and 1478 Accounts record loans made by Yuçe Agay, from Torremormojon, to the town council of Paredes de Nava.
Archival history
In 1943, the arrangement of the archive was carried out by Tomas Teresa Leon and Alejandro Najera de la Guerra.
Administrative / Biographical history
Between 1128 and 1134, Paredes de Nava received the “Fuero” (Local Charter) from Alfonso VII. At the end of the 13th century, Maria Diaz, the Lord of Vizcaya’s daughter, rebelled against the Queen regent Maria de Molina, seizing Paredes de Nava. In 1326, Paredes joined the Crown of Castile. Throughout the fourteenth century, the town was divided into eight sections. Each of them, in addition to the Jewish quarter, was responsible for the maintenance and repair of a part of the town’s walls. In the fifteenth century, with the arrival of the Manrique de Lara family, Paredes enjoyed splendor as a “Villa Condal.” The Manriques were counts of Paredes de Nava during several generations, Don Rodrigo Manrique being its first Count. In the Late Middle Ages, four parishes participated in the town council of Paredes: Santa Eulalia, Santa Maria, San Martin, and San Juan. Their residents had the right to elect four judges or “alcaides”, whose function was to administer justice.
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Free access regulated by the current legal environment on access to Spanish historical archives (law 16/1985 of Spanish Historical Patrimony).
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Data on the collection are also available at the website of the Spanish National Archives (PARES).
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