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Transfer of privilege from Gastó de Montcada in 1599 to the university of Canet

Date
1599 - 1602
Archive
Municipal Archive of Canet de Mar
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT AMCNM 101_1012_01
Link to the archive
Description

Privilege of 1599 (January 14), in which Gastó de Montcada, lord of the house of Montcada, marquis of Aitona, count of Osona, viscount of Cabrera and Bas, grants the university of Canet the right to have juries, the right to have a bakery and tavern, to act as trustee, trials can be held in the town once a month. The document is a transfer from 1602 (April 28) of the privilege, requested by the university of Canet, motivated by the importance of the document.
This is an older document that reflects the first self-government of a Canetan community with its own identity.
Creation of European towns based on privileges of territorial lords, which denote the existence of communities of individuals with common relationships and their own identity,