Pergaminos
Item
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Country
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ES
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Name of institution (English)
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Cathedral Archive of Avila
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Language of name of institution
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spa
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Contact information: postal address
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Avenida de la Inmaculada 9, 05005 Avila
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Contact information: phone number
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0034 920220192
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Contact information: email
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justogarciagonzalez@hotmail.com
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Reference number
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ES.5019. AC/1.9
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Type of reference number
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Archival reference number
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Title (English)
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Parchments
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Title (official language of the state)
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Pergaminos
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Language of title
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spa
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Creator / accumulator
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Cathedral chapter of Avila
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Date note
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12th century/14th century
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Language(s)
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lat
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spa
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Extent
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300 files
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Type of material
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Textual Material
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Physical condition
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Good
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Scope and content
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The parchment collection of the Cathedral Archive of Avila contains 300 files in parchment. The oldest one is a papal bull dated 1138. The vast majority of the documents are from the 13th and 14th centuries. There are several papal bulls, some are decorated, and some of them still have lead or wax seals. The parchments related to the relations between the cathedral chapter and the large population of Jews in Avila are around 50, and they are from the Late Middle Ages.
Concerning Jews, rentals of the Dean and the cathedral chapter property by the Jews are preserved. There is both personal information about Jews and references to the location of the synagogues and Jewish butcher shop and that the Jews of Avila mainly lived in the areas Brieva, Covaleda, Yuradero, and San Vicente.
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Archival history
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This collection was created at the Cathedral Archive of Avila where it has been always kept.
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Administrative / Biographical history
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The founding of the cathedral chapter of Avila took place at the beginning of the 12th century. After the conquest of Avila by Alfonso VI, the cathedral chapter grew significantly and acquired great influence. During that century, its positions became consolidated, and its statutes were put in writing in 1250.
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Access, restrictions
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The access to the archive is free upon presentation of an identification document. The consultation of the documents will be subject to the legal regulations in force regarding access and may be restricted depending on their state of preservation.
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Finding aids
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Data on the collection are available at the website of the Spanish National Archives (PARES).
