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The Ariza disturbances

Ariza, Comunidad de Calatayud, Zaragoza

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The Ariza disturbances

Historical milestone · Ariza, Comunidad de Calatayud, Zaragoza

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A revolt by the inhabitants of Ariza against the lordship of the Palafox family, to whom Peter IV had sold the town in 1381 to finance the war of Sardinia. In 1490 the peasants refused to submit to Guillén de Palafox and sought to come under the crown's authority instead; the uprising failed, ended with the execution of its leaders and Ferdinand the Catholic confirmed the seigniorial rights. There was a second revolt under Guillén's successor, and in 1561 the lord Juan de Palafox was murdered, which provoked harsh repression by the viceroy of Aragon and new punishments approved by Philip II in 1585. It was a conflict running parallel to others in the Crown of Aragon, such as the War of Ribagorza, which foreshadowed the Alteraciones de Aragón of 1591 and consolidated a seigniorial dominion that lasted until the 19th century.

1490

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