Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322017 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (VSWG) [ISSN:] 2365-2136 [Volume:] 112 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 234-246
Publisher: 
Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart
Abstract: 
The unexpected loss of a large cargo of barley taken on loan in Barcelona in 1021 suggests that the merchandise was intended for export. The Jewish merchant concerned, named Benevenisti, may have lost the cargo as a result of a shipwreck. An Arab source from the 11th century reports a maritime connection between the Muslim city of Tortosa, Barcelona and Narbonne, which was used by Jewish traders. Wrecks of Andalusian merchant ships off the Provençal coast show that this connection already existed at the turn of the 10th century. Jewish traders also appear to have travelled on these ships. The contacts between the Jewish communities of the coastal towns in question may have been used for trade transactions. The merchant Benevenisti could have exported his barley to Tortosa via this trade route
Subjects: 
9th to 11th centuries
Barcelona
Al-Andalus
Tortosa
Al-Bakrī
Jewish merchants
grain trade
JEL: 
N54
N74
N94
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Document Type: 
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