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Edict against the plague

Date
1721
Archive
Municipal Archive of Hospitalet de Llobregat
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-AMHL-101-T220-1721-c01-004
Link to the online document
Description

This edict establishes sanitary measures to prevent or contain an epidemic of plague. It is a valuable source for studying public health management, collective fear and quarantine policies in the modern era. It also reflects the regulatory capacity of the authorities and their intervention in everyday life.