Брата, удовица Пашка Бугонова (Бугона)

Marica, Malović-Đukić

Историјски часопис

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113

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0350-0802

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=191844

2011-2020/03/10/15:15:33

This paper covers the life and work of Brata Bugon, the widow of Paško Bugon on the basis of historical sources (the Cadastral Book of Grbalj, the Statute of Kotor, published documents from the Kotor Archives and unpublished from the Dubrovnik-Ragusa Archives) and literature. It deals with Brata’s commercial and credit business activities with her countrymen and nearest neighbours (above all, the Ragusans and merchants from Venice), as well as her family life and financial status. Brata’s good standing and high status is confirmed by the fact that she was given land in Grbalj, although she was a widow. Brata owned real estate (houses and land) not only in Kotor, but also in Serbia. Her case was used to depict the position of widows (their rights and obligations) in medieval Kotor, which was regulated by the Statute of Kotor. The example of Brata Bugon as a business woman, although an isolated instance, shows us that women were not absolutely excluded from economic flows in the middle ages.

Serbia, Dubrovnik, Venice, Kotor, Ragusa, Brata Bugon, credit