The city council and fish supply: provisioning in the minutes of livro 3 da vereação of Porto (1452-1461)
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The City Council and fish supply: provisioning in the minutes of Livro 3 da Vereação of Porto (1452-1461)
This article aims to analyse the strategies adopted by the municipal council of Porto to ensure the supply of fish during the 1450s, based on the minutes of the Livro 3 de Vereação. In the face of the structural fragility of medieval urban provisioning, the municipal authorities developed mechanisms to control the circulation and sale of fish, with particular emphasis on fishermen and hucksters. Through the analysis of municipal deliberations, the forms of municipal intervention, conflicts, and the urban management of supply crises are observed, highlighting the central role of the municipal body in regulating urban markets and maintaining public order.
Keywords: supply; municipal government; fish; hucksters
Le Conseil municipal et le poisson: l’approvisionnement dans les registres du Livro 3 da Vereação de Porto (1452–1461)
Cet article vise à analyser les stratégies adoptées par la municipalité de Porto afin d’assurer l’approvisionnement en poisson durant la décennie 1450, à partir des registres du Livro 3 de Vereação. Face à la fragilité structurelle de l’approvisionnement urbain médiéval, les autorités municipales ont mis en place des mécanismes de contrôle de la circulation et de la vente du poisson, en portant une attention particulière aux pêcheurs et aux revendeuses de poisson. L’analyse des délibérations municipales permet d’observer les formes d’intervention municipale, les conflits et la gestion urbaine des crises d’approvisionnement, mettant en évidence le rôle central du corps municipal dans la régulation des marchés urbains et le maintien de l’ordre public.
Móts-clés: approvisionnement; gouvernement municipal; poisson; revendeuses
El Concejo municipal y el pescado: el abastecimiento en las actas del El Concejo municipal y el pescado: el abastecimiento en las actas del Livro 3 da Vereação of Porto (1452–1461)
Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar las estrategias adoptadas por el concejo de Porto para asegurar el abastecimiento de pescado durante la década de 1450, a partir de las actas del Livro 3 de Vereação. Ante la fragilidad estructural del aprovisionamiento urbano medieval, las autoridades municipales desarrollaron mecanismos de control sobre la circulación y la venta del pescado, con especial incidencia en los pescadores y las regateras. A través del análisis de las deliberaciones municipales, se observan las formas de intervención municipal, los conflictos y la gestión urbana de las crisis de abastecimiento, poniendo de relieve el papel central del cuerpo concejil en la regulación de los mercados urbanos y el mantenimiento del orden público.
Palabras clave: abastecimiento; gobierno municipal; pescado; regateras
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