Auzia Aranatzen XVI. mendean: herri lurrak, kontzeju edo batzarrak eta zenbait datu onomastiko eta demografiko [Dispute in Aranatz in the 16th century: communal lands, council meetings or batzarre and onomastic and demographic data]

Abstract

The subject of this article, based in the document titled «Amojonamiento con Arbizu» and located in the municipal archives of Etxarri Aranatz, is a legal dispute that lasted four years. It occurred in the 16^th century between the Community of Aranatz and the Council of Arbizu. The dispute occurred for some lands in the vicinity of the town of Arbizu, in which local people killed some sheep and scared a flock that the Community of Aranatz had rented out to a farmer. The resolution established the limits in the town of Arbizu by placing twenty six boundary stones (a map is attached with approximate location). The placement of these boundary marks was awarded to the Mayor of Lakuntza who appointed five local people to carry out the work.