The taking of possession of the tax farm (quèstia) of the Jewish aljamas of Falset and Móra (1443)

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Jewish population, County of Prades, County of Cardona, Viscounty of Illa and Canet, Marriage agreements

Abstract

The right to collect the  quèstia tax from the Jews of the aljamas (a term used to designate self-governing  communities of Moors and Jews living under Spanish rule) of Falset and Móra was transferred from the Counts of Prades to the Viscounts of Illa and Canet following a  marriage between members of the two noble houses. The transfer was implemented in 1443 through two notarial acts, one drawn up in Falset and the other in Móra, which listed the heads of the families of the two Jewish aljamas. This article analyses those  documents in the light of the other information  known about the two  communities in the 15th  century.

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Published

2025-12-23

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Díaz Martí, C. (2025). The taking of possession of the tax farm (<i>quèstia</i>) of the Jewish <i>aljamas</i> of Falset and Móra (1443). TAMID. Revista Catalana Anual d’Estudis Hebraics. Annual Catalan Journal of Jewish Studies, 20, 159–173. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/tamid/article/view/154114

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Vol. 20 (2025)

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