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Notarial manual of Ramon Mora Gelabert de Lladó

Date
1802
Archive
Alt Empordà County Archive
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACAE-225-1482
Link to the online document
Description

This notarial manual collects the legal acts authorized by Ramon Mora Gelabert, notary of Lladó, and constitutes an essential source for learning about the legal and social life of a Catalan rural community. Notarial manuals are chronological records that include wills, sales, marriage chapters and other contracts. This document reflects the functioning of private law in the Old Regime and the importance of the notary as a guarantor of legal security. In addition, it allows the study of social relations, the transmission of property and family forms. In terms of heritage, it stands out for its textual typology, its institutional origin and its legal and social themes, and it connects the local reality with the legal structures common to modern Europe.