This volume contains the documentation generated by the notary Miquel Llagària, an activity that lasted for twenty years, from the 1540s until 1561. Originally from Xàtiva, he settled in Sueca, a rural community of the Order of Montesa that was experiencing a period of agricultural expansion. Through these records we can follow the daily life of a population made up mainly of peasants. The entire social and economic life of the peasant families is reflected in the notarial records, from marriage chapters to wills and post-mortem inventories, as well as sales and purchases, transfers, indebtedness and procurators. Even the actions of the local government of Sueca and those of the lordship have left a documentary trace that includes the collection of taxes such as the pepita or the cequiaje and the leasing of manorial rights, such as the mill or the butcher's shop.... [Leer más...]