Spanish sources concerning the 1693 earthquake in Sicily
Main Article Content
Abstract
When the great 1693 earthquake occurred, Sicily was a viceroyalty of Spain. In order to find primary and direct
sources, the Archivo General de Simancas has to be investigated. Due to the lack of extensive and adequate
catalogues it is difficult search amongst the millions of documents filed there. The author located
among numerous bundles of papers of different Sections. a total of 238 manuscripts (with 850 pages) and
4 printed edicts related to the 1693 earthquake. All the gathered information offers good prospects of true
knowledge on many aspects related to the seismic catastrophe: perception area. number of victims, ruin of
towns, list of aftershocks. reconstruction. health and public order problems, and all those problems that surround
a great historic earthquake (economic, political, social and religious).
sources, the Archivo General de Simancas has to be investigated. Due to the lack of extensive and adequate
catalogues it is difficult search amongst the millions of documents filed there. The author located
among numerous bundles of papers of different Sections. a total of 238 manuscripts (with 850 pages) and
4 printed edicts related to the 1693 earthquake. All the gathered information offers good prospects of true
knowledge on many aspects related to the seismic catastrophe: perception area. number of victims, ruin of
towns, list of aftershocks. reconstruction. health and public order problems, and all those problems that surround
a great historic earthquake (economic, political, social and religious).
Article Details
How to Cite
1.
Rodriguez de la Torre F. Spanish sources concerning the 1693 earthquake in Sicily. Ann. Geophys. [Internet]. 1995Nov.25 [cited 2021Jun.14];38(5-6). Available from: https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4054
Issue
Section
OLD
Open-Access License
No Permission Required
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all works we publish.
Under the CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, so long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers.
In most cases, appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article.
If the item you plan to reuse is not part of a published article (e.g., a featured issue image), then please indicate the originator of the work, and the volume, issue, and date of the journal in which the item appeared. For any reuse or redistribution of a work, you must also make clear the license terms under which the work was published.
This broad license was developed to facilitate open access to, and free use of, original works of all types. Applying this standard license to your own work will ensure your right to make your work freely and openly available. For queries about the license, please contact ann.geophys@ingv.it.