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Infanta Maria of Austria

Valladolid, 1 Feb 1603 – Valladolid, 2 Feb 1603

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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

Bubonic plague decimated the population

A devastating bubonic plague outbreak killed approximately 500,000 to 700,000 people across the Iberian Peninsula.

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 news1601

Introduction of the Millones tax in 1601

In 1601, the Crown of Castile introduced a major new tax called the Millones, which imposed an excise duty on wine and oil to fund military and governmental needs.

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

Musical Instruments for Domestic Education

In domestic settings, keyboard instruments, the guitar, and the harp were the preferred instruments for the musical education of women.

At the table

Wine as a staple drink

Wine was considered a primary necessity and healthier than water, which was often contaminated; people frequently drank it diluted with water to gain calories and mitigate thirst.