Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”

In Brazil, few settlers had the necessary honor to receive the benefits granted by the king. In general, when they were not mestizos and mulattos, local elites originated in ancient Jewish strains. Although vassals without honor, kings granted them mercy and some privileges. This grace reveals the w...

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Main Author: Ronald Raminelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín 2011-07-01
Series:Historia y Sociedad
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/hisysoc/article/view/28132/28369
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description In Brazil, few settlers had the necessary honor to receive the benefits granted by the king. In general, when they were not mestizos and mulattos, local elites originated in ancient Jewish strains. Although vassals without honor, kings granted them mercy and some privileges. This grace reveals the weakness of the forces that linked parts of the empire and the need to reaffirm the alliance with the subjects of the most remote areas. As a hypothesis, consider that the grace may indicate that, far from Lisbon, the rigor of the “probanzas” was attenuated to reward the courage of warriors without social status or pure blood.
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Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”
Historia y Sociedad
Brazil
Portuguese monarchy
grace
blood
quality
title Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”
title_full Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”
title_fullStr Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”
title_full_unstemmed Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”
title_short Monarcas y súbditos “sin cualidades”
title_sort monarcas y subditos sin cualidades
topic Brazil
Portuguese monarchy
grace
blood
quality
url http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/hisysoc/article/view/28132/28369
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