El pes econòmic de la remença i dels mals usos

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to contribute to divulge the reasons of the conflict that implies the redemption, studying its effects through the analysis of the econo­mic charges that the above mentioned tax, serfdom rights and other constraints supposed for the peasantry who was to pay them. We talk about the origin of serfdom rights, about their establishment on the peasantry in the farms, about the impact of the «Sentencia de Guadalupe» -that does not only affect serves, but also other farmers- about legal casuistry, about who was to pay them, which was the amount and in what proportion it was payed. We also tackle the lack of effectiveness of the right of mishandle. We can thus conclude that apart from the intestates and in some cases, few though, from the redemption, serfdom rights only overburdened the poorest far­mers, because well-off farmers were only hindered in their possibilities of economic improvement by the obstacle that represented the prohibition to abandon the farm, which was an obstacle for the land market and which prevented profitable marria­ges.