Local Aristocracy and transfer of goods in Liebana (XIII Century). Review of the problem

Abstract

This article analyzes the transfers of goods between local aristocracies and monasteries. The donations pro anima made by the prominent sectors of society, remained traditionally linked to the spiritual needs of the aristocracy. It thus appeared like the transfers of the aristocratic patrimony were unidirectional. This article intends to relocate the previously mentioned transfers in a broader game of mutual transactions. They can only be understood appealing to the strategies of social reproduction of the subjects involved