Justifying the Sending of “Legates” to the Court by the Cities of the Hispanic Monarchy (16th-17th Centuries)
In the Hispanic Monarchy, the practice of sending delegations from cities and local corporations to the royal court often met with resistance from central institutions, and from the crown itself, which tried to avoid the continuous arrival of local agents. The article analyzes in a comparative way t...
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Grupo Prohistoria
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1424 |
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| Sumario: | In the Hispanic Monarchy, the practice of sending delegations from cities and local corporations to the royal court often met with resistance from central institutions, and from the crown itself, which tried to avoid the continuous arrival of local agents. The article analyzes in a comparative way the assertions supported by the Italian, Spanish or American political bodies to justify the legitimacy of a direct communication (overcoming the mediation of viceroys, governors, councils or audiences) between the subjects and the monarch. These justifications emphasize the importance of this practice of representation within the integration process and the government system of diverse territories of the Monarchy under the Habsburgs kings. |
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