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Complaint by Jaume Moxí, lieutenant of the batlle de la Vall de Lord, against Pere Joan Solan, of Coforb, for a rumor with Gaspar del Graner, of Berga, in terms of the castle of Capolat of the lower valley of Lord

Date
1538
Archive
County Archive of Berguedà
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACBR-401-767
Link to the online document
Description

This judicial process documents a local conflict in the area of ​​Capolat Castle, in the Vall de Lord, and shows the functioning of lordly justice in the rural area. It is an example of daily life and social tensions in a 16th century mountain community. The document makes it possible to study the forms of conflict resolution, the figure of the batle and the persistence of feudal law in a context of political and institutional change.