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Mesta

The Mesta (Spanish: Honrado Concejo de la Mesta, lit. 'Honorable Council of the Mesta') was a powerful association protecting livestock owners and their animals in the Crown of Castile that was incorporated in the 13th century and was dissolved in 1836. Although best known for its organisation of the annual migration of transhumant sheep, particularly…

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Foundation

Transhumance before the Mesta

Operation of the Mesta

Evolution of the Mesta 16th to 18th centuries

Decline of the Mesta

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Mesta

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples318
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
Components1

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Mesta

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related to Bibliography · 207
Mesta → Actas, Administrative, Age, Agostaderos, Agricultura, Alfonso, American Geographers, Ana Rodriguez, Andalucía, Annals, Antiguo Régimen, Asso, Association, Austin, Barcelona, Berkeley, Bilbao, Bishko, Braudel, Building Markets
related to Organisation · 18
Mesta → Campomanes, Count, Cuenca, However, It, Its, León, Merino, Mesta's, Pedro Rodríguez, Royal Council, Segovia, Sierra Morena, Soria, Spanish, The, The Mesta's, There
related to Conflicts involving transhumance · 16
Mesta → Andalucía, Cereal, Crown's, During, Granada, However, In, Laws, Mesta's, Muslim, New Castile, North Africa, Old Castile, The, There, These
related to 18th century recovery · 13
Mesta → After, Bourbon, Charles II, Charles III, However, In, Increased, Mesta's, Spanish, Spanish Succession, The, This, War
related to The right of posesión · 13
Mesta → Andalucía, Castile, Each, Extremadura, Ferdinand, However, Isabella, Its, January, Mesta's, One, Perhaps, The
related to Decline of the Mesta · 12
Mesta → Agricultural Revolution, Andalusian, Charles III, Enlightenment, Europe, However, Mesta's, Pressure, Spain, The, These, They
related to Foundation · 12
Mesta → Alfonso, Although, Burgos, Castile, Cortes, During, It, León, Sheep, Spanish, The, This
related to Evolution of the Mesta 16th to 18th centuries · 11
Mesta → Europe, European, Ferdinand, Hapsburg, However, Isabela, Klein, Philip II, Spain, The Emperor Charles, The Mesta
related to The annual migrations · 11
Mesta → French, However, In, Merino, Mesta's, Peninsular War, The, The Mesta, There, This, Toledo

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sheep century flocks transhumance castile pastures de wool transhumant owners although royal la winter spanish mesta's new centuries león however

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Córdoba also expandedinstance ofNon- migratory Merino flocks of southern cities0.80text
competed with transhumant flocks.The right of posesiónPerhaps the most controversial of the Mesta's privileges was the right of posesióninstance ofNon- migratory Merino flocks of southern cities0.80text
which established the Mesta's perpetual title to tenancy for all pastures leased by its membersinstance ofNon- migratory Merino flocks of southern cities0.80text
competed with transhumant flocksinstance ofNon- migratory Merino flocks of southern cities0.80text
the Eighty Years' War could also hinder exports of woolinstance ofExternal European conflicts0.80text
Mestarelated to 18th century recoveryAfter0.60section
Mestarelated to 18th century recoveryCharles II0.60section
Mestarelated to 18th century recoveryBourbon0.60section
Mestarelated to 18th century recoveryWar0.60section
Mestarelated to 18th century recoverySpanish Succession0.60section
Mestarelated to 18th century recoveryMesta's0.60section
Mestarelated to 18th century recoveryThe0.60section

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