Pauperism, social protest and the collapse of the poor relief system in Madrid (1798-1805)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/ihemc.39.2019.45-80

Keywords:

Pauperism, subsistence crisis, poor relief, social protest, social control

Abstract

The crisis of 1803-1805 in Madrid was an unprecedented setback to the economies of the humble households of the city. After a cycle of successive crises initiated at the end of the previous century, the working population of Madrid saw its consumption capacity reduced to a minimum level, as also happened to the mass of impoverished peasants who overcrowded the streets of the city in 1804. The insufficiency of the measures adopted by the enlightened authorities during the crisis announced the collapse of the poor relief and social control system of the Spanish capital.

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Published

2019-11-14

Issue

No. 39 (2019)

Section

DOSSIER

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