De los señoríos del XV al ocaso del régimen señorial en Navarra

Abstract

When, during the fist half of the 19th century peoples, lords, lawyers, prosecutors and judges discussed about the rights of certain families to receive income from the oíd seignories, the History of the Kingdom of Navarre, of Spain and of Europe was a habitual resource for all to justify their pretences. And, as they well knew, comprehension of the feudal regime, its survival and its abolition meant analysing medieval seignories and their characteristics. For this reason, this work pretends to explain part of the process of abolition of the feudal system in Navarre and its results, through its cióse relationship with the formation and development of the seignories throughout the 15th century, since the bases were laid during this period and the circumstances that surrounded it -according to the main argument that is defended- contribute to explaining the reasons and the way in which a certain interpretation and enforcement of the laws of abolition of seignories took place during the 19th century.