Vecino
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'Vecino' means either "neighbour" or resident in modern Spanish. Historically in the Spanish Empire it referred instead to a householder of considerable social position in a town or a city, and was similar to "freeman" or "freeholder."
Historical use
In the
In 17th century Seville, a vecino was a person who had received citizenship (naturaleza de vecindad) from the city, and had clearly defined rights and financial obligations. A residente (resident) had permanent residence, but did not have the rights and obligations of a vecino.[3]
In the American colonies a vecino was sometimes a person of relatively high status, more than just free.
In the Viceroyalty, the status of vecino was important enough that the sons and daughters of vecinos who did not themselves qualify were referred to as hijo de vecino (son or daughter of a vecino), and qualified for some privileges. According to the relevant laws, the
See also
References
- ^ Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary, "vecino", 2 and 3 (in Spanish)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8263-5447-1. "[In America] vecindad became a social construction ... that granted rights. The gap between Spanish vecinos and ... outsiders widened."
- ISBN 978-3-412-22536-0.
- ^ a b Fundadores de la patria - BUENOS AIRES, CAPITAL DEL VIRREINATO Y LA REVOLUCION DE MAYO DE 1810 (in Spanish)
- ^ In Spanish "hijos", which translates as "sons", also includes daughters
- ^ Original: A los hijos y descendientes legitimos de los pobladores se los honraba con el titulo de HIJOSDALGOS DE SOLAR CONOCIDO, para que en aquella poblacion (dice la Ley 6, del Libro IV) y otras de las Indias, sean tenidas por tales y como personas de noble linaje, concediendoseles todas las honras y preminencias que deben haber y gozar los HIJOSDALGOS y CABALLEROS de Castilla.
External links
- Cristóbal Aljovin de Losada (2009). "2: Ciudadano/vecino". Diccionario político y social del mundo iberoamericano - La era de las revoluciones, 1750-1850 [Iberconceptos-I] (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Fundación Carolina - Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones Culturales - Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. pp. 177–304. ISBN 978-84-259-1462-1. A detailed article about the dual relationship "ciudadano" ("citizen", i.e., "of a city" at that time)/"vecino" in Spanish America.