Abstract

Ecclesiastical disentailment has traditionally been associated with seizing real estate owned by "dead hands" for immediate sale. The administrative and accounting documentation of the Cathedral Chapter of Seville shows how it was forced to dispose of numerous properties in two phases during the 19th century. This was not carried out through confiscation but through orderly sales organised by the ecclesiastical institution itself, which is not mentioned in the historical-economic literature. This study analyses these alienations, their causes, procedures and consequences, as well as the financial problems the Cathedral Chapter of Seville faced, the application for numerous loans and the sale of real estate. The sales process, in our opinion, was serious, transparent and professional. Tradicionalmente se ha asimilado desamortización eclesiástica con el proceso de incautación de bienes inmuebles en propiedad de las “manos muertas” para su inmediata venta. La documentación administrativa y contable del Cabildo Catedral de Sevilla muestra como en dos fases del siglo XIX se vio obligada a desprenderse de numerosos inmuebles, no mediante la confiscación, sino mediante un ordenado procedimiento de venta realizada por la propia institución eclesiástica, aspecto no mencionado por la literatura histórico-económica. El presente estudio analiza esas enajenaciones, sus causas, procedimiento y consecuencias. Se analizan los problemas financieros del Cabildo Catedral de Sevilla, la solicitud de numerosos créditos y la venta de inmuebles. El proceso de venta, en nuestra opinión, fue bastante serio, transparente y profesional.

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