The Abella Case (1819-1820). Discussing Social Changes during the First Restauration of Absolutism in Spain
This article studies a case of disenso (a judicial proceeding in which the authority of the State is asked to decide whether a wedding is to be authorized or prohibited) which took place in Barcelona in 1819-1820. The Barons of Abella tried to oppose to the wedding of their daughter and heiress Raim...
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| description | This article studies a case of disenso (a judicial proceeding in which the authority of the State is asked to decide whether a wedding is to be authorized or prohibited) which took place in Barcelona in 1819-1820. The Barons of Abella tried to oppose to the wedding of their daughter and heiress Raimunda de Subirá with her fiancé José Calasanz Abad, a merchant al pormenor (i.e. shop-owner). The case highlights the fact that there are strong discrepancies amongst the ruling elites during the First Absolutist Restauration of Fernando VII. Ultra-reactionaries and “moderates”, who felt close to Enlightment thinking, opposed radically when questioning social change. Whilst the former defended a conception of the society deeply rooted in the Old Regime (rigid division between nobility and common folk), the latter acknowledged that the society was changing. Consequently, a royalist political culture seemed impossible to maintain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43224645f1014a5497184e2f60774c412022-12-21T22:33:28ZcatUniversidad de AlicantePasado y Memoria1579-33112386-47452019-06-0101819522010.14198/PASADO2019.18.0911446The Abella Case (1819-1820). Discussing Social Changes during the First Restauration of Absolutism in SpainArnaud Pierre0Université Clermont-Auvergne Centre d'Histoire Espaces et Cultures (CHEC)- Casa de VelazquezThis article studies a case of disenso (a judicial proceeding in which the authority of the State is asked to decide whether a wedding is to be authorized or prohibited) which took place in Barcelona in 1819-1820. The Barons of Abella tried to oppose to the wedding of their daughter and heiress Raimunda de Subirá with her fiancé José Calasanz Abad, a merchant al pormenor (i.e. shop-owner). The case highlights the fact that there are strong discrepancies amongst the ruling elites during the First Absolutist Restauration of Fernando VII. Ultra-reactionaries and “moderates”, who felt close to Enlightment thinking, opposed radically when questioning social change. Whilst the former defended a conception of the society deeply rooted in the Old Regime (rigid division between nobility and common folk), the latter acknowledged that the society was changing. Consequently, a royalist political culture seemed impossible to maintain.https://pasadoymemoria.ua.es/article/view/2019-n18-el-caso-abella-1819-1820-debates-en-torno-a-la-movilidad-social-durante-la-primera-restauracion-absolutistarestauración fernandina (1814-1820)ilustraciónrealismomovilidad socialsociedad estamentalcultura política |
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| title | The Abella Case (1819-1820). Discussing Social Changes during the First Restauration of Absolutism in Spain |
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