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PARCHMENT 1437

Date
1437
Archive
Municipal Archive of Tarragona
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-AHCT 01.01.
Link to the archive
Description

This parchment, dated 1437, contains the confirmation by King Alfonso IV of an ancient privilege that authorized the holding of an annual fair in Tarragona. The document was issued from Capua, in Italy, where the monarch was in the framework of his Italian campaigns. Its uniqueness lies in the ability to document the continuity of medieval commercial privileges and the connection between royal power and Catalan cities, even from distant territories. It is a valuable testimony of the importance of the fairs as an economic engine and of the Mediterranean projection of the Catalan-Aragonese monarchy.