Un estudio sobre las norias de sangre de origen andalusí: el caso de la alquería de Benassal (Castellón)

Ángel Poveda Sánchez
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Ángel Poveda Sánchez: Universidad de Alicante

Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, 2004, issue 32, 37-58

Abstract: The alqueria of Benassal was part of the administrative district of Culla (in the Spanish province of Castellón), along with a number of settlements and castles that have been revealed by written documentation and extensive archaeology. Fourteen hydraulic spaces that were irrigated by means of norias were located in this territory. In such systems the norias were powered by draught animals. The origin of these machines is Syrian and Egyptian. They were probably spread over al-Andalus in the 9th century, becoming a useful and popular device within rural communities. They show a typical composition including the noria and its platform, a pool for storage and regulation purposes, a set of irrigation channels, the watered terraces and the walls surrounding the cultivated plots. Systems of this type are small-sized -less than half hectare- and they are located in the bottom of valleys, next to torrents where subterranean waters can be harnessed. Finally, the shape patterns of the watered plots were found highly regular.

Keywords: Andalusi peasants; Alquería; Administrative district; Hydraulic systems; Animal powered norias (wheels) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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