Costumbres forestales, subsistencia y necesidad en las ordenanzas locales de la Corona de Castilla (siglos XV-XVI)

Forest practices played a central role in the subsistence of medieval communities. The intense and meticulous body of regulations promoted by local authorities from the 15th century onwards, aimed at governing and controlling peasant resource use had ambivalent consequences for the network of customary rights. While many forms of resource use were restricted, those deemed essential for meeting a wide range of needs were preserved. The study of late medieval municipal ordinances from various regions of the Crown of Castile reveals the existence of common trends, while also identifying distinctive features, according to the characteristics of each community organization.

15th-16th centuries · community organizations · Crown of Castile · customary rights · forest practices · municipal ordinances · municipal regulation · subsistence · Medieval and Early Modern Iberia · Medieval and Early Modern Justice · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology