Practical aspects of an absolute theory: the monarchy and the cortes in Spain of Philip II (1556-1598)

Author(s)

Marcella Fabiola Gouveia Moreira de Miranda

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2014-08-15

Examining board members

Ana Paula Torres Megiani; Patricio Tierno; Adriana Vidotte

• Advisor: Ana Paula Torres Megiani

Abstract

This work aims to research and analyse the power relations between the monarchy and the Cortes (1590-1598), with emphasis in Castile, during the reign of Philip II (1556-1598). Due to the large documentation available regarded to the Cortes, the temporal mark defined in this investigation will be that one of the last Castilian Cortes of that time. That´s the moment when the conflicts between the king and the proctors became more radical, mainly because the financial problems faced by the Crown. This research has the proposal to develop a study concerned to the power sphere in the Early Modern Spain from the analysis of the political configuration of the monarchy and its relations with another powers, on the specifical case of this project, the Cortes, that also involves the contest for the political speech, mobilized according to the interests of both institutions. This proposal intends to investigate the political representations developed by the Cortes and to understand how it was inserted in the culture and political thinking of Spain in the XVI century (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/16586-9 - Practical aspects of an absolute theory: The monarchy and the Cortes in Spain of Philip II (1556-1598)
• Grantee: Marcella Fabiola Gouveia Moreira de Miranda
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master