Relieving Neighbours: The Council of Castile and Public Works during Carlos II Kingdom. Bridges and Neighbours

The needs of trade between ports of the Cantabrian Sea, Castilla, the Court and Cádiz obliged to maintain open bridges, large and small ones. The cost of the works falls on usually poor villages, causing countless problems and protests. All this within the framework of the Decade at the end of the 17th century, particularly adverse, so the Council of Castile tries to balance high costs by distributing them evenly among the neighbours. This forces to make continuous counts of residents in affected areas.