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Infant Pere gives permission to the inhabitants of the parish of Sant Andreu de Mata to build buildings

Date
1334
Archive
Plan de l’Estany County Archive
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACPE-4-4-T2-4632
Link to the online document
Description

In 1334, the infant Pere—son of King Jaume II—granted the inhabitants of the parish of Sant Andreu de Mata permission to build buildings. This document, the oldest on paper preserved in the Arxiu Comarcal del Plan de l’Estany, is also the first royal document in this format within the fund. Beyond its material value, the text reflects the desire to promote urban growth and population stability in a territory undergoing transformation. The granting of construction rights is an example of the direct intervention of the royal power in the planning of the territory and in the promotion of community life. This document connects the local reality with the repopulation and development policies that spread throughout Europe, and is a testimony to how the written word, even on paper, became a tool for progress and government.