Antic Gremi Revenedors de Barcelona Research Grant

RESEARCH GRANT

Call 2024 closed

Associació Antic Gremi de Revenedors, 1447 annually awards the Research Grant to encourage studies on Barcelona’s labor history and this guild’s history, active since the 15th century. The €5,000 grant is given for the best unpublished project exploring a specific period, theme, or event related to the history of the city or the Gremi de Tenders Revenedors de Barcelona between 1447 and 1850.

The grant’s jury is composed of professionals from the sector: Agustí Alcoberro Pericay, Josep Bracons Clapés, Xavier Cazeneuve Descarrega, and Joan Soler Jiménez.

Winning Project of the 2024 Call

The Retailers before the Guild: An Approach to Reselling before the Privilege of 1447 through Municipal Ordinances

The winning project, by Carles Vela Aulesa, aims to delve into the organization of retailers before the guild’s creation. The privilege granted by Queen Maria to form the Confraternity of Saint Michael on September 12, 1447, marked a foundational milestone, but did not signify the start of the retailer community in medieval Barcelona. Instead, this privilege demonstrates that the retailers already had a distinct identity and enough organization to negotiate as a group with the queen.

Ultimately, the project aims to uncover the world of retailing before the guild’s privilege by studying the municipal ordinances that regulated retail.

RESEARCH GRANT