El usufructo de viudedad navarro como recurso de supervivencia para las viudas (siglos XVI y XVII)

Abstract

This article offers an overview of the widow’s right of usufruct in Navarre, with a special focus on the legal aspects and social repercussions. The institution, its importance for widows of the 16th and 17th centuries, and their defence of their rights in Navarre’s courts of law are examined in the text. This right of usufruct, coupled with the right to claim back their dowry, was one of the principle guarantees of survival for widows in the kingdom of Navarre.