Les batllies generals de Catalunya, Aragó i València a la primera meitat del segle XVI. Un estudi comparatiu

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Josep Miquel Conca Alonso

The purpose of this essay tries to establish the main similarities and differences between the Batllies generals of Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia at the beginning of the Modern Age. They were one of the most important institutions within the Crown of Aragon, charged with manage, keeping and increasing the Royal Heritage, as well as perceiving its fruits and benefits. In addition, they constituted and ordinary court responsible for judging the crimes that affected the royal estate. Therefore, we are in front of some organisms eminently economic that were in the centre of political life due to the importance acquired by the royal treasury during the reign of Carlos I and Felipe II.

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Crown of Aragon, Batllia, Royal Estate, treasury, taxation.

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Conca Alonso, Josep Miquel. “Les batllies generals de Catalunya, Aragó i València a la primera meitat del segle XVI. Un estudi comparatiu”. Pedralbes: revista d’història moderna, 2019, pp. 29-49, https://raco.cat/index.php/Pedralbes/article/view/370519.