Catastro de Ensenada
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Spanish administrative reform project
fiscal cadastre
historical document
land and population survey
The Catastro de Ensenada was an 18th-century Spanish land and population survey that systematically recorded economic and fiscal data across much of the kingdom to reform taxation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catastro de Ensenada canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish administrative reform project
ⓘ
fiscal cadastre ⓘ historical document ⓘ land and population survey ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
Archivo General de Simancas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial archives in Spain ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ferdinand VI of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dataFormat | manuscript volumes ⓘ |
| endTime | 1756 ⓘ |
| excludes |
Basque provinces
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon territories NERFINISHED ⓘ Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | earlier local cadastres and tax registers in Spain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Libros de Cabeza de Casa
ⓘ
Libros de Hacienda NERFINISHED ⓘ Libros de lo Real ⓘ Respuestas Generales ⓘ Respuestas Particulares ⓘ |
| hasScale | kingdom-wide survey (Crown of Castile) ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
local councils
ⓘ
parish priests ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| inception | 1749 ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Andalusia (Crown of Castile territories)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic activity
ⓘ
land ownership ⓘ population ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| methodUsed | standardized questionnaire of 40 questions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marqués de la Ensenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
creation of a single tax (única contribución)
ⓘ
fiscal equalization ⓘ tax reform ⓘ |
| records |
land tenure
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ local industries ⓘ occupations ⓘ population by household ⓘ property values ⓘ tithes and seigneurial dues ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for agrarian and economic history of Spain
ⓘ
major source for demographic history of 18th-century Spain ⓘ |
| startTime | 1749 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marqués de la Ensenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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