Historia. Instituciones. Documentos (Dec 2009)
Una relectura de la carta de convenio y seguridad de Ramón Berenguer IV a las morerías de Tivissa y Mora (Tarragona)en versión de Baronía de Entenza
Abstract
This paper re-examines a letter of Ramón Berenguer IV, Earl of Barcelona, to the Saracens on the banks of the Ebro River in Azcó, Flix, Mora, García and Tivissa, to those in Castello and to those of Lord Çalepha. The letter contains the terms of an agreement and a guarantee of their safety. The anomalies of form in the document are analysed with scientific criteria. The execution and nonexecution of the terms of the document in the feud of the barony of Entenza (Tivissa and Mora) are studied. Having consulted the Archives of the Duchy of Medinaceli and having studied the capbreus (documents of feudal rights and obligations of serfs and lords) and the Book of Feudal Customs of the 13th and 14th centuries, it has been possible to draw the conclusion that the terms of the document of Ramón Berenguer IV were not respected, copies of the document were not made, and the rents and personal services to be paid by the Saracens in Tivissa and Mora were silenced.
