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Terms of sale of 6 mules and mules delivered by Joan de les Combes, merchant, from the place of Sant Irie [Sent Iriès/Saint Yrieix-la-Perche], diocese of Llemotges, to 5 farmers from the district of Olot i Batet.

Date
1419
Archive
Garrotxa County Archive
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACGAX-140-9-T2-8
Link to the online document
Description

At the end of May 1419, Joan de les Combes, a merchant from the diocese of Llemotges, in the heart of France, arrived in Catalan lands with a unique load: six mules and mules destined for five farmers from the area of ​​Olot and Batet. These times of sale, collected in a notarial document, tell us about an exchange that goes beyond simple trade. We are facing a clear example of knowledge transfer and genetic improvement of livestock, a practice that connected Catalan rural economies with the livestock innovations of other European regions. This document shows us how, even in the rural area, Catalonia actively participated in the dynamics of European exchange, integrating itself into a network of commercial and cultural relations that contributed to local progress and the development of an interconnected Europe.