La política viaria municipal a finales de la Edad Media (1430-1530)El caso de Jerez de la Frontera
- 1 Universidad de Cádiz. España
ISSN: 0213-375X
Année de publication: 2012
Número: 25-26
Pages: 207-226
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Norba: Revista de historia
Résumé
In the late Middle Ages the roads of the Castilian cities were practically impassable by carts on most of traces. This was a great inconvenience to villages that prospered economically through commercial activities. The study of Jerez de la Frontera, has allowed us to analyze the different policies pursued by the council to try to alleviate these shortcomings. The absence of support from the Crown, let the impulse to these works in the hands of an ever weakening municipal treasury, neighbourhood initiative, and socio-economic interests of the ruling elite, the biggest beneficiary of efficient communications.