THE SALTWORKS OF ATIENZA, MEDINACELI AND MOLINA DE ARAGON IN THE MIDDLE AGES: PROPERTY,TRADE AND TAXATION

Global study of the saltworks in the bishopric of Siguenza between XIIIth and XVth centuries based on economic and political aspects such as the evolution of the property in the context of formation and consolidation of the royal monopoly over their exploitation; the management system and the prescriptive regulation that enabled price fixation, the establishment of exclusive sale areas for the salt produced, and the creation of forms of smuggling control; and the financial performance for the Crown.