Una dehesa por dentro: Castilrubio (1290-c. 1545). Paisaje, explotación y usurpación de términos

AbstractCastilrubio is a pastureland located south-west of Medellin (Extremadura). We have detailed its evolution essentially using rich judicial records that have allowed us to combine issues regarding rural society with power structures. Until the middle of the fifteenth century these lands were surrounded by dense vegetation. The process of clearing the land in a context of agricultural growth and political conflict will trigger a phenomenon whereby land will be illegally appropriated, but eventually legalized by royal authority. This land was used for agriculture and livestock by the mid fifteenth century, but later exclusively used for livestock grazing in the context of the rise in the price of pasture. Farmers and rural elites play an important role first as owners and then as tenants of this property.Castilrubio es una dehesa situada en el SW del término de Medellín. Hemos seguido su evolución a través fundamentalmente de unas ricas fuentes procesales que nos han permitido integrar toda la problemática relacionada con el mundo rural y las estructuras de poder. Hasta mediados del siglo XV se encuentra rodeada de una densa vegetación. El proceso de roturación, en un contexto de crecimiento agrario y conflictividad política, va a desencadenar un proceso de usurpación que refrenda posteriormente la justicia real. Se documenta una explotación a pasto y labor a mediados del XV, sustituida posteriormente en un contexto de subida de las hierbas por un aprovechamiento prioritariamente ganadero. En calidad de propietarios y luego de arrendatarios, labradores y élites rurales tienen un importante protagonismo.AbstractCastilrubio is a pastureland located south-west of Medellin (Extremadura). We have detailed its evolution essentially using rich judicial records that have allowed us to combine issues regarding rural society with power structures. Until the middle of the fifteenth century these lands were surrounded by dense vegetation. The process of clearing the land in a context of agricultural growth and political conflict will trigger a phenomenon whereby land will be illegally appropriated, but eventually legalized by royal authority. This land was used for agriculture and livestock by the mid fifteenth century, but later exclusively used for livestock grazing in the context of the rise in the price of pasture. Farmers and rural elites play an important role first as owners and then as tenants of this property