From Reinos to Monarquía - Political Association in late 16th Century Spain
This essay argues that the term, the monarquía de España, commonly used by historians as a designation for the complex of territories ruled by the kings of Spain throughout the early-modern period, was, in fact, an innovation of the late-16th Century. It then goes on to examine some of the reasons...
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| description | This essay argues that the term, the monarquía de España, commonly used by historians as a designation
for the complex of territories ruled by the kings of Spain throughout the early-modern period, was, in fact,
an innovation of the late-16th Century. It then goes on to examine some of the reasons, implications and
consequences of the terminological shift from the particularism of "Reinos y estados" to the unitary
concept of Monarquía, a term which gave concrete expression to the felt need, in the words of Baltasar
Alamos de Barrientos, for "some other form of State which would unify the kingdoms" |
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| spelling | doaj.art-373325cc62f14df59d5b138923b64ec02022-12-22T03:28:02ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaTempus2422-29762422-21782016-10-01491110From Reinos to Monarquía - Political Association in late 16th Century SpainI.A.A.Thompson0Emeritus Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London (Reino Unido)This essay argues that the term, the monarquía de España, commonly used by historians as a designation for the complex of territories ruled by the kings of Spain throughout the early-modern period, was, in fact, an innovation of the late-16th Century. It then goes on to examine some of the reasons, implications and consequences of the terminological shift from the particularism of "Reinos y estados" to the unitary concept of Monarquía, a term which gave concrete expression to the felt need, in the words of Baltasar Alamos de Barrientos, for "some other form of State which would unify the kingdoms"http://nebula.wsimg.com/d5253efbd8473e1681e775910e5f2b37?AccessKeyId=AAD1668736C7E02D1A8C&disposition=0&alloworigin=1Monarchy of SpainBaroque kingshipcomposite statescastilianization |
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| title | From Reinos to Monarquía - Political Association in late 16th Century Spain |
| title_full | From Reinos to Monarquía - Political Association in late 16th Century Spain |
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| title_short | From Reinos to Monarquía - Political Association in late 16th Century Spain |
| title_sort | from reinos to monarquia political association in late 16th century spain |
| topic | Monarchy of Spain Baroque kingship composite states castilianization |
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