Historia de la casa

A les darreries de l'edat mitjana, el patrimoni de la Corona a les comarques de la Vall d'Albaida i l'Alcoià estava format per les viles d'Ontinyent, Alcoi, Biar, Bocairent i Penàguila, enquadrades administrativament per les seues respectives batllies locals. D'elles extreia la monarquia unes rendes d'accentuat caràcter agrari, on predominaven el terç-delme, els monopolis reials -forns, molins, carnisseries- i els tributs fixos de la peita i la cena. El caràcter estable dels tipus impositius d'aquests drets i les modalitats de la seua gestió -arrendaments, emfiteusi- limitaven la...

Rubén Martínez Villena (20 de diciembre de 1899, La Habana-1934). Cuba. Escribió sus primeros poemas a los once años y estudió bachillerato en Letras y Ciencias en el Instituto No. 1 de La Habana. En 1916 inició sus estudios de Derecho en la Universidad de La Habana. El 18 de marzo de 1923 redactó la Protesta de los Trece representando un grupo de intelectuales con ideas progresistas que denunciaron la corrupción gubernamental, siendo encarcelado por primera vez. Desde entonces se entregó por entero a la actividad política, se enfrentó al gobierno de Gerardo Machado. Regresó a...

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