Description

In the Crown of Aragon, 639 years ago, Joan ordered all the officials in the province of Aragon to stop interfering with the collection of taxes from religious minority communities.

Read more about this document on the episode page on Jonathan's website, https://jonathanseyfried.net/historians-notebook-s1-episodes/e120-apr23

Today's Document:

• Subject: tax collection from the Jewish and Muslim aljamas
• Date: April 23, 1387
• Day of the Week: Tuesday
• Language: Latin
• Archival Reference Number: ACA CR Cartas Reales, Juan_I, caja_1, nº60r-v
• Link to Fondo Histórico de Aragón
• Place: Barcelona
• Sender: Joan
• Recipients: all the officials of the state in the province of Aragon

Music Credits

The music in this episode is from The Troubadour Dance Instrumental by Melody Ayers-Griffiths