The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)

This chapter delves into the economic basis of royal power in early medieval León through the study of the concept of uilla as it was used in the region, engaging with wider European debates on the use of the term. The analysis of over 2,000 charters demonstrates that uilla was used by lay and eccle...

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Author: Carvajal Castro, Álvaro
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Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
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Keyword:Early Middle Ages
Iberian Peninsula
Fiscal system
Politics of the land
Economics
Monarchy
5504.03 Historia Medieval
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spelling The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)Carvajal Castro, ÁlvaroEarly Middle AgesIberian PeninsulaFiscal systemPolitics of the landEconomicsMonarchy5504.03 Historia MedievalThis chapter delves into the economic basis of royal power in early medieval León through the study of the concept of uilla as it was used in the region, engaging with wider European debates on the use of the term. The analysis of over 2,000 charters demonstrates that uilla was used by lay and ecclesiastical elites as an expression of how they conceived of, managed, and represented seigneurial control over estates and localities. It overcomes current interpretations of uilla as a fiscal unit, showing that it subsumed a variety of relations of production under many forms. Ultimately, the article argues that the term was part of a widely shared elite culture, and that as such it was instrumental in the construction of social relationships between the kings and their lay and ecclesiastical supporters.Julio Escalona, Orri Vésteinsson, and Stuart Brookes202520252019info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/161905reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésThe Medieval Countryside;21FES2 project Ref. HAR2010-21950-C03-01Proyecto Ref. HAR2010-21950-C03-02Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1619052026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
title The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
spellingShingle The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
Carvajal Castro, Álvaro
Early Middle Ages
Iberian Peninsula
Fiscal system
Politics of the land
Economics
Monarchy
5504.03 Historia Medieval
title_short The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
title_full The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
title_fullStr The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
title_full_unstemmed The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
title_sort The Use of the Term Uilla in Early Medieval León: A Review of the Economic Base of the Astur-Leonese Monarchy (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carvajal Castro, Álvaro
author Carvajal Castro, Álvaro
author_facet Carvajal Castro, Álvaro
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Early Middle Ages
Iberian Peninsula
Fiscal system
Politics of the land
Economics
Monarchy
5504.03 Historia Medieval
topic Early Middle Ages
Iberian Peninsula
Fiscal system
Politics of the land
Economics
Monarchy
5504.03 Historia Medieval
description This chapter delves into the economic basis of royal power in early medieval León through the study of the concept of uilla as it was used in the region, engaging with wider European debates on the use of the term. The analysis of over 2,000 charters demonstrates that uilla was used by lay and ecclesiastical elites as an expression of how they conceived of, managed, and represented seigneurial control over estates and localities. It overcomes current interpretations of uilla as a fiscal unit, showing that it subsumed a variety of relations of production under many forms. Ultimately, the article argues that the term was part of a widely shared elite culture, and that as such it was instrumental in the construction of social relationships between the kings and their lay and ecclesiastical supporters.
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dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Julio Escalona, Orri Vésteinsson, and Stuart Brookes
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