Reforms and improvements in the post service between Madrid and Cádiz: the case of the Nuevas Poblaciones de Sierra Morena y Andalucía

<p class="ABSTRACT">This article analyzes the changes that the post service that connected Madrid and Cádiz in the late 18thcentury experienced in the are as where the Nuevas Poblaciones de Sierra Morena y Andalucía were established from 1767 onwards. Its implementation made possible...

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Main Authors: Adolfo HAMER FLORES, Francisco José PÉREZ FERNÁNDEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2019-06-01
Series:Studia Historica: Historia Moderna
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/17918
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Summary:<p class="ABSTRACT">This article analyzes the changes that the post service that connected Madrid and Cádiz in the late 18thcentury experienced in the are as where the Nuevas Poblaciones de Sierra Morena y Andalucía were established from 1767 onwards. Its implementation made possible modifications in its lay out as well as an improvement in the service by increasing stops and improving their staffing. In the sameway, through the content of some contracts of lease of post stops and management documentation of the Intendancy of the Nuevas Poblaciones, we will also make an approximation to how those post stops were.</p>
ISSN:0213-2079
2386-3889