Datos etnográficos de los siglos XVIII y XIX en los manuscritos del canónigo-enfermero de la catedral de Pamplona [Ethographic data from the 18th and 19th centuries in the manuscripts of Pamplona Cathedral’s canon-nurse eskuizkribuetan]

Abstract

Miguel Maria Daoiz y Nederist, born in Barcelona in 1768, elected canon of the Cathedral of Pamplona in 1789 and dead in 1851, was the last nurse of the cathedral, and the dignity of the infirmary ended with him. A diverse range of manuscripts gathered by him and covering all sorts of topics can be found in the cathedral’s archive. Remarkable examples are those related to agriculture and stockbreeding of this period and the fight against vermin. The author used several sources of information, treatises of enlightened physiocrats and botanists whose purpose was to renovate the agricultural sector, but there are also some treatises from folk origin. We publish the transcription of these manuscripts accompanied by a study of ethnographic...