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Vulcanismo histórico y cambio agrario en el siglo XVIII. Los ‘enarenados’ de Lanzarote (Islas Canarias)

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  • Antonio M. Macías

    (Universidad de La Laguna)

  • Guillermo Morales

    (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

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This paper studies the agrarian change occurred in Lanzarote after the volcanic eruptions in 1730-1735. Population censuses and tax records are the main sources. This island lacks in water resources and is extremely arid. Its islanders grow cereal and practice extensive cattle farming, and migrations were frequent in drought years. The agrarian change caused by the volcanoes transformed this land management model. The lavas destroyed a part of the arable soil and the rest was covered by a thick layer of volcanic sand (lapilli) which, thanks to its hygroscopic effect, helped certain plants sprout again and grow more vigorously. Natural enarenado had come into being. The islanders proceeded to develop this technique, what allowed them to cultivate species (vine, corn, potato) that had previously been severely limited by the dry terrain.

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  • Antonio M. Macías & Guillermo Morales, 2009. "Vulcanismo histórico y cambio agrario en el siglo XVIII. Los ‘enarenados’ de Lanzarote (Islas Canarias)," Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria, issue 49, pages 41-71, december.
    • Handle: RePEc:seh:journl:y:2009:i:49:m:december:p:41-71
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    Keywords

    Agricultural Productivity; Agrarian Technology; Vulcanology; Canary Islands; Lanzarote;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N53 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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