Galicia is a region located in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, where, historically, illegitimacy was often high compared with levels elsewhere in Europe. At the same time, Galicia's coastal and inland areas have always differed greatly in terms of farming structure, population growth, migration patterns, family types and inheritance systems. The aim of this article is to establish to what extent the trends in and levels of illegitimacy between 1570 and 1899 were influenced by these different historical contexts. It also offers an in-depth examination of unmarried mothers, showing that the trend towards bearing more than one illegitimate child rose over time. Ultimately, the article argues that illegitimacy is best studied at a local or regional level, rather than at the macro level that historians have often employed elsewhere in Europe.

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西班牙西北部非法移民的趋势和内部动态：1570-1899 年的加利西亚农村

加利西亚是位于伊比利亚半岛西北部的一个地区，在历史上，与欧洲其他地方相比，这里的非法性往往很高。同时，加利西亚沿海和内陆地区在耕作结构、人口增长、迁徙模式、家庭类型和继承制度等方面一直存在很大差异。本文的目的是确定 1570 年至 1899 年间的非法性趋势和程度受这些不同历史背景影响的程度。它还提供了对未婚母亲的深入调查，表明生育一个以上私生子的趋势随着时间的推移而上升。最后，文章认为，最好在地方或区域层面研究非法行为，