Génesis de las Juntas de Avellaneda

Abstract

The first reference to a council meeting being held in Abellaneda goes back to ±1394. However, there are various indications that allow the author to propose the hypothesis that the Council exists since the second half of the 12th century. During the Lower Middle Ages, the Council held meetings of a basically personal character: the elder relatives attended the meetings in representation of their various lineages and did so accompanied by entourages that conditioned the development of the assemblies. Only in the early 16th century did representation seem to acquire the territorial character that it was to retain throughout the Ancient Regime.