Evolución de los hogares en tres municipios navarros, 1786-1986

Abstract

Contrary to what has been observed in other regions of Spain, the households of the Sangüesa, Yesa and Lesaca have undergone a set of transformations in their composition and structure in the last two hundred years which are closely linked to the economic changes that have taken place in Navarre during this period. The chief characteristic of the developments noted over the last two centuries has been the rise of the household with a simple structure (married couple with or without children), to which category most households now belong. A further noteworthy feature is the fact that domestic servants have now almost completely disappeared.
The significant differences found in the development of Sangüesa, Yesa and Lesaca are an indication that...