The aim of this work is to study the composition and the evolution of the land revenues received by the Almoina of Gerona during the XIVth and XVth centuries from the parish of Camós. This institution financed its charitable activities on incomes received from its territorial domain. I have used the... Ausführliche Beschreibung

The aim of this work is to study the composition and the evolution of the land revenues received by the Almoina of Gerona during the XIVth and XVth centuries from the parish of Camós. This institution financed its charitable activities on incomes received from its territorial domain. I have used the account books where the Almoina's provosts consigned all revenues and expenses. The first account book preserved is from 1331-1332 and the last one providing information about the annual payments from Camós can be dated 1462-1463. I have also used one llevador and several capbreus (heads of brief), in which the peasants recognized what they had to pay annually. I discuss some problems and difficulties offered by the documentation, such as the great diversity of payments in kind, measures and prices, corvees and proportional payments, etc. The conclusion of this study is that the evolution of land revenues shows a clearly downward trend.