CaSa DeL eSCRiBaNo
(House of the Clerk)
THe MeMoRy TRaDe
Any population centre, here and anywhere else, had always needed certain "trades" to make life easier for their inhabitants. Beside the tasks that everyone had to carry out in their daily lives, there were other trades, mostly related to the administrative and bureaucratic aspects, but also to provide a degree of legal security to the contracts among neighbours, which was also essential. During the Middle Ages many of these "jobs" became stable, while the system of which they would become part was developing. The Justice - judges, clerks, attorneys, secretaries...- and the municipal administration - councillors, aldermen, suppliers...- held most of these jobs. Very often, the access to these "trades/jobs", which could be inherited, bought or sold, was just a matter of money.
A census carried out in 1752 shows us that one of the houses giving onto this space belonged to clerk Francisco Berrocal Montero. There are also documents that show that another of these buildings was once an oil press, which was in use until well into the 20th century.