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Irrigation and Political Power in the Medieval Kingdom of Valencia

Enric Guinot Rodríguez

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Power (social and political)IrrigationPoliticsFifteenthWork (electrical)Political scienceFeudalismManagement systemEconomic historySocial organization

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The medieval Kingdom of Valencia (Spain) was a European feudal society born in the thirteenth century out of the military conquest of the east of al-Andalus by the Crown of Aragon. This work focuses on the social organization of irrigation institutions in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, which replaced the water management systems in use during the Andalusi period. The study analyzes the three types of water-governance systems in operation: irrigation systems managed by royal officials, irrigation systems managed by municipalities, and irrigation systems managed by corporations of autonomous farmers. The chapter also examines the different royal and municipal officials that participated in the management of irrigation water, especially in the case of the Huerta of Valencia, and their jurisdictional conflicts.

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2018-11-15
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96481-2_3