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Sicilian peasants

Sicilian Peasants – Life in the 1800s Who Were the Sicilian Peasants? In the 1800s most people living in Sicily were peasants who worked the land. Sicily was a largely rural society where farming supported entire villages. Families planted wheat,…

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1. Agricultural Work and Land Leases (Most Common) In the 1800s many Sicilian peasants did not own land. They worked under systems such as: Large estates (latifondi) often covered land that stretched across several towns. If a landowner or estate…