IberLAND. Beyond Property: Law and Land in the Iberian World, 1510–1850

IberLAND is a five-year research project funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant and hosted at Leibniz University Hannover (Germany). It explores the history of land tenure in a long-term and global perspective by focusing on the territories of the former Portuguese and Spanish empires in what has recently been labelled the Iberian world.

Latest news

IberLAND in Évora (Portugal)

Roger Lee de Jesus and Marlen D. Palma Silva, postdoctoral researchers of the project, participated in the XLIV Conference of the Portuguese Association of Economic and Social History (APHES), held at the University of Évora (Portugal) on November 14 and 15, 2025.

IberLAND at Die Nacht, die Wissen schafft 2025

The project IberLAND participated in ‘Die Nacht, die Wissen schafft’ (The Night That Creates Knowledge) at the Leibniz Universität Hannover on November 9, 2025.

IberLAND in Lisbon (Portugal)

Manuel Bastias Saavedra presented the project’s new book - Ownership Regimes in the Iberian World (1500-1850) (Brill, 2025), at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FCSH) of the New University of Lisbon (NOVA), on September 18th, 2025.

IberLAND in Coimbra (Portugal)

Part of the IberLAND team was reunited in Coimbra for the 7th biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO).

Latest events

14/10/2025 6:00 pm

20/01/2026 7:30 pm

Seventh Research Colloquium: Case Studies from the Iberian World

As previously, through a critical analysis and discussions among participants, these sessions seek to enhance the quality and depth of working papers, within the framework of the project.

18/09/2025 5:00 pm

18/09/2025 7:00 pm

Book presentation – Lisbon

The IberLAND project is pleased to announce the presentation of the new book edited by Manuel Bastias Saavedra – Ownership Regimes in the Iberian World (1500-1850), that will take place at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FCSH) of the New University of Lisbon (NOVA), on September 18th, 2025.

24/06/2025 6:00 pm

24/06/2025 8:00 pm

Lecture “Etnogénesis y memoria territorial”

On June 24, Guillermo Wilde (ICSOH-CONICET) will give a presentation on the presence of Guaraní normative knowledge in the construction of maps used in land litigation.

04/06/2025 9:00 am

05/06/2025 6:30 pm

Workshop “Shaping Colonial Normativities”

On June 4 and 5, 2025, the IberLAND project will hold its third workshop: “Shaping Colonial Normativities. Law, Land and Villages in Goa (16th-19th centuries)”.