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GUILDS AND CITIES ((COUNCILS (Elected by the citizens, The major was the…
GUILDS AND CITIES
COUNCILS
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Responsibl for collecting taxes, defende the city...
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GOVERNMENT
who ruled these cities?
Initially, the Lords. They could be lay (laicos) or ecclesiastical (belonging to the church).
The lords committed abuses and the bourgeoisie wanted freedom and independence to govern themselves.
BOURGEOISIE
What did they want?
Once they got these Carta Comunal, they were able to govern themselves, and they created associations called Commune (Comunas) or Councils (Ayuntamiento).
They wanted a carta comunal. In other words, they wanted jurisdiction (ius/law) that guarantee their rights
. Soon, these positions were seized (occupied) by the richest families of the cities. And a urban aristocracy was created. In Florence: The Medici family is a good example of it. This family became rich as bankers.
An example of a guild today is the Union of Educators of the province of Córdoba-UEPC-is the largest teachers union in Cordoba, with more than 33,000 members in official and private establishments, belonging to all levels and teaching modalities: initial, primary