El barrio de Góngora en 1607

In 1399, in the southwest of Cordova, the Old Alcázar neighborhood was founded. Together with the Jewish Quarter, they formed the district of San Bartolomé. In 1449, Juan II gave the people of San Bartolomé a permanent prerogative: if they watched over the Royal Fortress, they wouldn’t have to pay taxes. Over the years, this privilege would cause many conflicts of interest. In 1482, the Inquisition settled in the Royal Fortress and took control of the situation. One of these conflicts happened at the start of the 17th century. Breaking the king’s prerogative, in 1606 a census of San Bartolomé’s inhabitants was taken by the Council of Cordova in order to tax them. The Inquisition confiscated it. The following year, the Council took a new register, but again it was requisitioned. These are the only two censuses known in which Góngora appears.