La lógica económica de las dotes conventuales en la Edad Moderna
- 1 Universidad del País Vasco/EHU
- 1447042 (coord.)
- José Luis Betrán Moya (coord.)
- Francisco Javier Burgos Rincón (coord.)
- Bernat Hernández (coord.)
- Doris Moreno (coord.)
- Manuel Peña Díaz (coord.)
Publisher: Departament d'Història Moderna i Contemporània ; Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona = Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ISBN: 978-84-121566-2-1
Year of publication: 2020
Pages: 327-337
Type: Book chapter
Abstract
The principal aim of this report is to clarify the economic l ogic that was followed by the convents to determine the average of dowries. For that, the account books of two convents have been analysed. Th e first one of these, Saint Claire of Medina de Pomar (Burgos), had a medieval and aristocratic origin; the second one, Mercedarian convent of Markina (Bizkaia), was erected in 16th century in the context of reform barefoot. In conclusion, it can be affirm ed that the orders established a ratio between the dowry and the outlay of the food consumed in the novitiate peri od. The proportion was similar to the interest earned by their capitals invested on loans to 5% per year, which guaranteed the standard of liv ing of the convents in the Modern Age