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Infanta Maria of Austria

Valladolid, 1 Feb 1603 – Valladolid, 2 Feb 1603

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 1 Feb 1603

    Born in Valladolid

  2. 2 Feb 1603

    Dies in Valladolid, aged 0

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1600s · Infanta is born in Valladolid

In the news1596–1602

Deadly bubonic plague outbreak

The bubonic plague hit Spain between 1596 and 1602, killing an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people.

Getting around

Common methods of travel

Most people traveled on foot or horseback, though wealthy individuals used litters carried by mules or human-powered sedan chairs.

In the news1603

Monetary manipulation and re-stamping in 1603

In 1603, the Crown manipulated the currency through a process of re-stamping copper coins (vellón), marking the beginning of a century of monetary instability.

Daily life

Cooking in the kitchen

Cooking was done over low-burning fireplaces, using iron trivets to support pots or a "llar" chain to hang caldrons. Food was often prepared and eaten in the kitchen, which served as a primary gathering space for poorer families.

What people wore

Price of smoke cloaks

In 1680, the price for a yard of smoke cloak, a popular thin black accessory, was set at seven and a half reales.

Music

Popular and Controversial Zarabanda Dance

The zarabanda was a popular but controversial folk dance accompanied by the guitar, castanets, and tambourine; it was frequently banned for its perceived lascivious nature and vulgar gestures.

At the table

Subsistence diets in northern regions

In some regions like Asturias, families survived for six or more months each year on a diet based on chestnuts, nuts, fruits, and herbs due to grain shortages.