In:
Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 16, No. 2 ( 1998-09), p. 419-451
Abstract:
The first long period of economic development of the Hieronymite Monastery of Guadalupe, probably the wealthiest in Spain during the early Modern Age, is analysed in this paper. The economic success of this monastic house was primarily based on the brilliant exploitation its rectors implemented of the Marian sanctuary of the Villuercas. The Hieronymite leaders achieved an increasing prestige and fame for the former through an efficient publicity system its main aim being the maximum diffusion of Our Lady's «miracles» by thousands of pilgrims who were attracted to Guadalupe by means of various incentives. At the same time, the economic directors of the «House» managed to widen and strengthen an efficient thick network of collectors throughout the Crown of Castile which annually collected a huge sum of money. In summary, the Monastery of Guadalupe was for over one and a half centuries a thriving «enterprise» of spiritual services.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0212-6109
,
2041-3335
DOI:
10.1017/S0212610900007205
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1998
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2485162-0
SSG:
7,34
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