Ladies of entailed estates: domestic economy of modern Bizkaia merchants
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.sidebar##
Published
18-11-2025
Elena Llorente Arribas
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3351-3414
Abstract
During the 16th and 17th centuries, the legal, economic, and social profile of Bizkaia women presented characteristics that distinguished them from others of the Spanish Empire. They could lead estates. This earned them some abilities and obligations in managing their domestic economy that were similar, and not subordinate, to those of men. These qualities had a great impact on the evolution of a sector of the numerous elite of commercial houses that became rich overseas.
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##
Keywords
Women, Entailed estates, Commercial houses, Domestic economy, Bizkaia, 16th-17th centuries, Spanish Empire
Section
Artículos