The foundation of San Miguel de Colera: Territorial policy and agricultural colonisation in Spain under Charles III (1768–1771)
The foundation of San Miguel de Colera: Territorial policy and agricultural colonisation in Spain under Charles III (1768–1771)

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the process that led to the foundation of San Miguel de Colera, a Spanish town officially established in 1770 on the French border. The founding of San Miguel de Colera was the result of actions taken by Isidro Ferrán, a landowner who was interested in expanding viticulture and wine production in the Colera Valley, which led to serious problems with the San Quirico Monastery who had jurisdiction over the area. Ferrán got his way with the support of King Charles III, turning a simple clearing of land into a planned and regulated process of urbanisation of a previously uninhabited area lying on the border of the state, which was a merit for the Crown for which he was raised to the rank of nobility.

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