Title
Transatlantic aid: The performance of the House of Mercy of Seville before the great plague of 1649
Other title
Ajuda transatlântica: a ação da Casa da Misericórdia de Sevilha diante da grande praga em 1649 Ayudas transatlánticas: la actuación de la Casa de la Misericordia de Sevilla ante la gran peste de 1649
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad de Alicante
Abstract
The testamentary legacies were destined to endow the families of the Casa Pia de la Misericordia of Seville from different places, some of the Indies or Hispanic America. Some sent to provide poor young people and others with relatives. One of the most interesting cases found in the documentation was a subservient living in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, who sent money to obtain a date to send poor maidens. The singular thing of the case is that it coincided with the entry of this stage with the great plague of 1649 that caused the worst mortality that the city remembers. This money was not used for the will of the testator, but for other purposes more in memorable moments.
Start page
78
End page
96
Volume
25
Issue
601
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Historia Antropología Temas sociales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85113768356
Source
Cultura de los Cuidados
ISSN of the container
11381728
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