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The next meeting will be on Thursday, with the launch of the French withdrawal from Andalusia by Francisco Salmeron, at 20 am in the Hall of Cajamurcia culture.
Emiliano Hernandez, coordinator of culture, accompanied by the Councillor Maria Dolores Fernandez, was responsible for introducing the speaker.
During the conference, entitled, Jumilla topographical relations of Philip II, by Antonio Verdú, crumbled a document that contains historical data of our city during 1579.
This document is relationships do topographic sent by Philip II to all people to know different data relevant to them, such as origin, legal, production, revenues, taxes and social structure, among other issues.
Through a questionnaire with several questions attendees learned about the history of Spain and guess what it was at that time Jumilla.
The document, under the heading of the Marquis de Villena, warned it would respond within six days, otherwise you pay a penalty of 20,000 maravedis, of total 32 questions submitted were answered, not to consider what ask something having to do with Jumilla.
It is clear from these documents, Jumilla in 1579 had 500 houses and 600 inhabitants.
Jumilla was Villa with voice in Parliament and belongs to the Kingdom of Murcia, near the border with the Kingdom of Aragon and Valencia with ordinary Monóvar 7 leagues, Cieza to 5 regular leagues, to 5 leagues Hellín good, and Montealegre to 5 leagues.
Being the lord and master of the Villa Marquis de Villena.
It also removes the land is grown hot dry grass, it does not rain much and no soft grass, healthy, few diseases and harsh mountains, highlighting the quality of those in the Jewish Cañada.
And also lived in farming and animal husbandry.
At the top of the mountain there stands a fortress, the castle, made of stone and mortar.
It is also known that the people lacked sources and extent of irrigation was the pitcher.
Among many curiosities, also respond that was a convent of Discalced friars belonging to the order of San Francisco, which is almost half a mile of the town and is home 7 or 8 monks, it is important to know that was founded in 1573, only six years before the questionnaire was sent.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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