The Majorat of Sartenejas in Colonial Venezuela 1740-1858
The process of incorporating land as private property began in the second half of the XVI century, in what nowadays is Venezuela, through process of favours.This process continued into the XVII century, based on litigation, purchase and sale of land. By the XVII century, this process is achieved thr...
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| description | The process of incorporating land as private property began in the second half of the XVI century, in what nowadays is Venezuela, through process of favours.This process continued into the XVII century, based on litigation, purchase and sale of land. By the XVII century, this process is achieved through the system ofoccupation, which favoured the descendents of the irst conquistadors. Some time later, these descendents had achieved control over the economic and political life of Caracas. Some of these families decided to turn their properties into majorats. Through this institution, they were able to perpetuate their property within the family. In Venezuela, there were apparently three majorats, two of them were linked to the Bolivar family and the third one to the Cornieles family, in the city of Trujillo.However, we have conirmed the existence of more than twenty two majorats. One of them is the Majorat of Sartenejas, founded in 1740, by Lorenzo Antonio dePonte and Martinez de Villegas, based on law 33, of the Leyes de Toro. Three “noble” families with roots in Venezuela, the Mixares, Ponte and Tovar families were linked to the above-mentioned property and they were joined by marriage alliances to preserve their properties. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-19612023-11-22T16:35:34Z The Majorat of Sartenejas in Colonial Venezuela 1740-1858 El Mayorazgo de Sartenejas en la Venezuela Colonial 1740-1858 Rangel, Egilda majorat marriage alliances prestige honor. mayorazgo alianzas matrimoniales prestigio honor The process of incorporating land as private property began in the second half of the XVI century, in what nowadays is Venezuela, through process of favours.This process continued into the XVII century, based on litigation, purchase and sale of land. By the XVII century, this process is achieved through the system ofoccupation, which favoured the descendents of the irst conquistadors. Some time later, these descendents had achieved control over the economic and political life of Caracas. Some of these families decided to turn their properties into majorats. Through this institution, they were able to perpetuate their property within the family. In Venezuela, there were apparently three majorats, two of them were linked to the Bolivar family and the third one to the Cornieles family, in the city of Trujillo.However, we have conirmed the existence of more than twenty two majorats. One of them is the Majorat of Sartenejas, founded in 1740, by Lorenzo Antonio dePonte and Martinez de Villegas, based on law 33, of the Leyes de Toro. Three “noble” families with roots in Venezuela, the Mixares, Ponte and Tovar families were linked to the above-mentioned property and they were joined by marriage alliances to preserve their properties. El proceso de incorporación de la tierra al dominio privadoque se inició, en lo que hoy es Venezuela, en la segundamitad del siglo XVI por vía de mercedes, continuó en el XVIIbasándose en litigios, compras y venta de la tierra, ya parael XVIII lo vemos a través del sistema de ocupación. En ese proceso quienes salieron favorecidos fueron aquellos grupos descendientes de los primeros conquistadores que más tarde controlaron la vida económica y política de Caracas. Algunas familias procedentes de aquellos conquistadores decidieron convertir sus bienes en mayorazgos, logrando a través de esa institución perpetuar en la familia la propiedad. En Venezuela aparentemente existieron tres mayorazgos, dos de los cuales estaban ligados a la familia Bolívar y un tercero a los Cornieles en la ciudad de Trujillo. Sin embargo, hemos podido constatar más de 22 mayorazgos y uno de ellos es el de Sartenejas fundado en 1740 por Lorenzo Antonio de Ponte y Martínez de Villegas, según la ley 33 de Toro. A dicha hacienda estuvieron vinculadas tres “nobles” familias de raigambre en la Venezuela Colonial. Los Mixares, Ponte y Tovar que estuvieron unidas a través de alianzas matrimoniales para conservar sus bienes. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2013-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/1961 10.19053/20275137.1961 Historia Y Memoria; No. 6 (2013): That green was my valley. Land and power ; 17-39 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 6 (2013): Enero-Junio 2013. Qué verde era mi valle. Tierra y poder ; 17-39 Historia Y Memoria; No 6 (2013): Enero-Junio 2013. Qué verde era mi valle. Tierra y poder ; 17-39 2322-777X 2027-5137 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/1961/1956 |
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| title | The Majorat of Sartenejas in Colonial Venezuela 1740-1858 |
| title_alt | El Mayorazgo de Sartenejas en la Venezuela Colonial 1740-1858 |
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