FROM THE MEDIEVAL MANOR TO THE STATELY JURISDICTION IN GALICIA: TRANSFORMATIONS AND CHANGES BETWEEN THE 14TH AND 16TH CENTURIES

Galician Kingdom was since its origins in the Middle Ages a feudal territory consisting of multiple manors. However, despite their feudal nature, Galician manors did not correspond to a uniform, homogeneous or static reality, but undergone important changes along the Late Middle Ages, until turning into modern jurisdictional manors. This article aims to offer an overall picture of the main characteristics of these manors, their origins and evolution. To this end, we draw on the comparative analysis of several examples of secular and ecclesiastical manors and the documentation generated by these manors.