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He Wrote a Land Reform That Threatened the Powerful - Then Exiled
A reform-minded jurist sends a seven-year land-reform report to Spain’s rulers and they refuse to unlock the land - what would you do?
He Wrote a Land Reform That Threatened the Powerful - Then Exiled
In this episode, we follow Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos from Asturias through a career in Spain’s judiciary to the seven years he spent drafting a radical agrarian report. We hear how his Informe named three legal “locks” on land and why presenting reform through official channels still made him a threat; what choices did he face next?
Person: Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
Date: Report completed…
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