La utilización pecuaria de los baldíos andaluces (siglos XIII-XVI)

Abstract

The Andalusian medieval breeding mainly developed thanks to a well protected vegetation in the area. It lay in terraces from the edge of the hills down to the land in the Betic depression. The greater freedom given to herds to use fallows depended on the juridical position of the latter. Most of the pastures were at the community disposal for the district inhabitants. Sometimes it was in «open regime», some other it was more estricted, as it was the case for some kinds of pasture. During the XVth century, this council system underwent a decline because of a process of encroachment and clearing for cultivation.