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Jul 2021
9m 6s

La esclavitud en la Edad Media

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ESPAñA
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La esclavitud fue una realidad cotidiana en la Europa mediterránea desde la época romana y a lo largo de la Edad Media. Tras la Peste Negra de 1348-1351 su peso se incrementó, pues las demandas de aumento de salarios por parte de jornaleros y de aprendices de los talleres llevaron a muchos propietarios a buscar una alternativa en la mano de obra forzosa. 
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