Splitting up the funduq: the selective emulation of an Andalusi institution in the Kingdom of Valencia
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Josep Torró [1]
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[1] Universitat de València
Universitat de València
Valencia, España
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- Localización: Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, ISSN-e 1754-6567, ISSN 1754-6559, Vol. 16, Nº. 3, 2024, págs. 342-366
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Prior to the Christian conquest of Valencia (1233–1245), the hostelries for merchants (fanādiq) were numerous in the cities and also widely present in rural areas, where local communities seemed to have controlled them. Most urban fanādiq were privately owned, although some were likely held by the government (makhzan) or pious endowments (ḥubūs). After the conquest, the fanādiq were distributed among settlers who converted them into dwellings, warehouses, or workshops. By the early fourteenth century, most of the fanādiq had disappeared, and their original functions were split into new types of facilities. Accommodation was moved to ordinary inns known as hostals, while government interventions occurred in the almodí, or public granary. However, the king and other lords maintained some alfòndecs (the Catalan name for funduq), while also building new ones. The new alfòndecs were mainly used to provide compulsory segregated accommodation for Muslim traders and muleteers.