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El desembarco de los nuevos mesteños en Extremadura: la venta de la dehesa de La Serena y las transformaciones de la trashumancia, 1744-1770

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  • Mauro Hernández

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This article introduces the sale of pasture lands at La Serena (Extremadura), launched by the Spanish Crown in 1744, as a revealing chapter of the evolution of transhumant herding ín the second half of the 18th century. The results, pace, and context of the sales are studied as well as the main beneficiaries -the Madrid new Mesta moguls- and victims - medium cattle owners from Old Castile. Special attention is paid to the meaning of this sale regarding the struggle among herd owners to gain access to valuable winter meadows, in the context of growing expectations of great benefits and restrictions on the access to pasture. The effects of the sales on the villages of La Serena are also examined: herd owners managed to deal with the new situation thanks to a preferential right to renting a third of the pasture lands granted to the communities shortly before privatization.

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  • Mauro Hernández, 2002. "El desembarco de los nuevos mesteños en Extremadura: la venta de la dehesa de La Serena y las transformaciones de la trashumancia, 1744-1770," Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria, issue 27, pages 65-100.
    • Handle: RePEc:seh:journl:y:2002:i:27:p:65-100
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