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Historical distribution of managed honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera) in 18th-century Spain: A standardized dataset (v1: Cáceres)
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Authors
Aimar Rollán-González 
Abstract
This data descriptor presents a standardized, geographically harmonized dataset of managed honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the current province of Cáceres (Spain) during the mid-18th century (1750–1754). Data was extracted from the Ensenada Cadastre primary manuscript sources. The dataset encompasses 207 Local Administrative Units (LAU) and records a minimum threshold of 165,387 managed hives. The tabular data is structured under the Frictionless Data standard and optimized for direct Spatial Joins using Eurostat GISCO codes. This version 1 serves as a validated proof-of-concept for scaling the extraction to the ≈ 14,500 entities of the Crown of Castile.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31223/X5TV5C
Subjects
Agriculture, Climate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Studies, Nature and Society Relations
Keywords
Apis mellifera, Historical ecology, Historical geography, Ensenada Cadastre, Pollinators, Paleoclimatology
Dates
Published: 2026-10-27 06:29
Last Updated: 2026-10-27 06:29
License
CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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Conflict of interest statement:
None
Data Availability:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23620650
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