The land and society of the Alcaldia Mayor of Leon as viewed through its notarial records, 1582-1711

Abstract

In the case of an eminently rural society such as that of Leon, the transactions regarding the forms of property, tenancy and exploitation of land were registered in the books or ancient notaries, and as such the notarial protocols constitute an essential source for the study of the evolution of agrarian property in Leon between the XVI and XVII centuries.