The jews of Castile and the meat trade at the end of the Middle Ages through the case studies of the towns of Piedrahíta and Murcia
Abstract
This study examines the active intervention of Jews as tax farmers of the municipal butcher shops of Castilian cities and towns at the end of the Middle Ages. This topic will be explored through the analysis of extant fiscal records of the fifteenth century for the towns of Piedrahíta (Guadadalajara) and Murcia. Tax farmers, whether individuals or through the creation of tax companies –some of which were of mixed membership, Christian and Jewish; as well as Jewish butchers were increasingly interested in the management of the meat trade. Besides the interest this lucrative sector could hold for individuals, it was also profitable for the whole of the Jewish community
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