Studia Historica: Historia Moderna

In Memoriam Francisco Chacón Jiménez, historiador

2025-06-25T07:05:50+02:00

In Memoriam Máximo García Fernández

2025-06-25T07:08:42+02:00

The Construction os the «Bulwark of Italy»: Military Humanism and the Science of Governance in the Literature of the Avvertimenti

2025-07-17T12:56:57+02:00

The construction of rhetorics associated with the government of Sicily was deeply influenced by its defense against the attack of the Great Turk. The Avvertimenti, treatises developed by scholars or former viceroys familiar with the Sicilian territory or the capacities of an alter ego, served as a valuable complement to private instructions, providing new knowledge about the island, its governance, or even personal advice based on their own experience. The continuous sense of danger and alert shaped discourses related to matters of utmost importance for the viceroys, such as virtuous governance, the organization of a rational defense capable of withstanding or responding to an Ottoman attack, or the encouragement for the viceroy to exercise his prerogative over Sicilian institutions. This work aims to analyze the narratives present in this documentation, seeking to reconstruct how the defense of the island was conceptualized between the 16th and 17th centuries.

«Dressing the Maghreb»: First Approach to the Production and Trade of Scarlet Bonnet Between Castile and Barbary in 16th and 17th Centuries

2025-07-17T12:57:06+02:00

In the 16th and 17th centuries, scarlet bonnets from Toledo and Cordova were sold with great success in the Barbary markets. Based on unpublished notarial documentation and literary sources, we have reconstructed the Castilian production and the Converso commercial networks that carried the bonnets from these Iberian cities to North Africa through the port of Cádiz and its connection with the Atlantic ports of Larache, Safí or Salé perfectly connected with the inland cities of Fez, Marrakesh, and Taroudant. At the same time, we analyse the keys that led to the collapse of the above-mentioned production and trade due to competition with other European powers and the development of local maghrib production.

Framing Kinship: the Case of Portuguese Entails (Morgadios and Capelas), 14th-17th Centuries

2025-07-17T12:57:00+02:00

This article focuses on the kinship relationships framed by entails in Portugal, between the 14^th and 17^th centuries. Why did the founders decide to establish entails, and how did they think this solution would protect their kinship groups? What kind of organisation did they imagine and intend to implement for future relatives? How did they try to constrain the behaviour of their relatives and their relationships? Did entails shape a type of specific kinship organisation? Based primarily on foundational documents, but also resorting to judicial documentation, we analyse the schemes of succession and the formation of kinship hotspots within broader parental structures. Furthermore, we analyse the founder’s determination to regulate and constrain kinship relations through the key notion of corporate hierarchy of inequality.

«Though running and flying, I cannot reach». The Embassy of the Marquis of Guadaleste to the Archducal Court (1607-1616)

2025-07-17T12:57:04+02:00

Historians have long emphasised the limited relevance of Felipe Folch de Cardona y Borja, Marquis of Guadaleste, as Spanish ambassador in Brussels compared to other holders of the post. Although he played a secondary role in the Brussels political scene, the aim of this paper is to demonstrate how his career may have been conditioned more by the circumstances surrounding his actions than by a lack of ability or commitment. His disadvantage compared to other figures who enjoyed the favour and confidence of the monarch reflects the relative weight that the figure of the ambassador still exercised at that time and its progressive institutionalisation. At the same time, his case demonstrates the importance that prince’s affection and affinity could have for the acquisition and exercise of political power by individuals.

The Exploitation and Trade of Brazilwood in Portuguese America During the Reign of Philip III: A Headache for the Royal Authorities

2025-07-17T12:56:59+02:00

The territory of Portuguese America became increasingly important to the Portuguese empire as a whole during the reign of Philip III (II of Portugal) between 1598 and 1621. Growing sugar production and an increasing trade in enslaved Africans led royal authorities to set their sights on the South Atlantic colony in search of higher income. Although this period has traditionally been seen as the period of consolidation of the sugar industry, in this article we show that brazilwood, the main export product during the 16th century, continued to play a fundamental role in the early years of the 17th century, which is why the crown established various economic and legislative measures to control its production, trade and distribution, in an attempt to reinforce the royal monopoly that regulated it.

From Pamplona to Navarra’s Council: Influences Between the Capital and the Council of Navarra

2025-07-17T12:57:02+02:00

The aim of this research is to analyze the influences of Pamplona city council on the Navarrese regional council (Diputación de Navarra) using a novel methodology. We will examine the identity of the Navarrese deputies and, more importantly, their attendance at the sessions of the regional council and their ties to the capital during the reign of Charles II (1665-1700). Through this approach it will be posible to prove a hypothesis that has been proposed by historians of Navarre in modern age: the influence of the capital on the institution of the kingdom. In this regard, the study will explore the existing connections with the capital`s government and assess its potential to exert significant influence on the regional council through its representatives. Thus, we will lay the foundations for future research that will examine the criteria underlying the regional council’s actions.

A veiled influence. The Royal Academy of San Fernando in the Intendencia de Nuevas Poblaciones

2025-07-17T12:57:03+02:00

Under the Fuero de Población of 1767, several colonies were developed in the Sierra Morena and Lower Andalusia under the patronage of King Charles III of Spain. If at first, due to the royal control, one might think that his works would be totally influenced by the new classical currents emanating from the new dynasty and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, the truth is that this did not happen. In its layouts and buildings we can find the traces of Classicism and Neoclassicism that we will identify in this study, but also Baroque remains that show us how, despite being a royal project, various factors facilitated its presence.

Presentation: «From the Square to the Pulpit: Conflicts and Urban Spaces in the Early Modern Period»

2025-07-17T12:56:55+02:00

Presentación

Porosity of Urban Spaces and Political Action during Ancient Regime Guipúzcoa

2025-07-17T12:56:53+02:00

Political representation in urban environments can be studied from its spatial, visual, and aural dimensions. This research considers space as an active protagonist in representative practices. It had clear influences in relational dynamics among a plurality of social actors. This paper studies the configuration of spaces for political representation based on governance practices and on conflict resolution arising from them. The protagonists are the towns of the Province of Guipúzcoa. In the end, this article addresses the conflictive definition of spaces for political participation and governance at the local and provincial levels, taking into account their geographical, visual, constructive, and cultural dimensions. It also stresses the protagonism of the so various segments of the urban community. The dialogue between political action and urban scenarios (re)building implied a mutual interaction in the analyzed period in such a way that each of the elements of this binomial was decisive for the construction and reconfiguration of the other in the historical long run perspective.

The Apostolic Nuncio in Madrid: Urban Space and Court Ceremonial in the 17th century

2025-07-17T12:56:52+02:00

In the 17^th century, the Apostolic Nunciature was one of the most important diplomatic delegations in Madrid. Recent studies have questioned the relationship between diplomatic headquarters and the cities that hosted them, especially with regard to the city of Rome. However, little attention has been paid to the case of Madrid and the Nunciature’s relationship with the city’s urban spaces. This contribution, based on the results of research into the Madrid neighbourhood, will delve into the relations between the urban community and the diplomatic representative, the ceremonial and the forms of public representation of the papal legacy during the 17^th century.

The Free Port of Genoa in the 18th Century: A Physical and Legal Space of Conflict Between State Interests and Those of Merchants

2025-07-17T12:56:50+02:00

In the port spaces of the Mediterranean, the creation of free ports from the late sixteenth century onwards automatically generated tension between institutions and private merchants, centred on regulations concerning the use of space. This issue —which manifested differently from city to city— intertwined with new provisions on the trade and redistribution of tobacco, once state monopolies were imposed and severe restrictions were placed on merchants. This article reconstructs the dispute that arose in the port of Genoa in the early 1760s as a result of these factors. Drawing on rich documentation —including reports, petitions, and agreements —it examines the positions taken by the parties involved and highlights the central role that physical space played in the functioning of free ports, as well as the level of conflict generated by their management and control.

Quebrar el orden del espacio público: los púlpitos de la discordia en Filipinas (siglos XVI-XVII)

2025-07-17T12:56:56+02:00

This paper analyzes the role of the clergy in disrupting the established order in the Philippine archipelago during the 16th and 17th centuries through preaching. Although pulpits were traditionally used to maintain social order, recent studies have shown how some preachers challenged established norms and even led protest movements. Thus, this work not only examines a wide range of conflicts generated from the pulpits but also explores how authorities managed to silence these rebellious preachers settled in the Pacific.

Andrés de Rada, Jesuit Visitor: Navigating Urban and Bureaucratic Tensions Between Latin America and Madrid (17th-18th Centuries)

2025-07-17T12:56:48+02:00

This article analyzes the trajectory of the Jesuit visitor Andrés de Rada between Latin America and Europe during the second half of the seventeenth century, with a focus on his presence in key urban centers and the long-standing controversies linked to his figure. These polemics re-emerged at the end of the eighteenth century in the context of the expulsion of the Society of Jesus from Iberian territories and its subsequent suppression. Drawing on institutional writings, the study explores how internal conflicts within Jesuit Colleges manifested in urban settings, transforming cities into arenas of resistance, negotiation, and memory. By tracing these conflicts through a Jesuit institutional lens, the article reflects on the broader implications for understanding the tensions between religious authority, institutional dynamics, and the urban experience in the early modern Iberian world.

Rituals of a Divided City. The Resignification of Urban Space in Naples During the Anti-Spanish Revolt (August 1647-March 1648)

2025-07-17T12:56:47+02:00

This article presents an analysis of the use of urban space in Naples during the revolt of 1647-1648, in the months following the funeral of Masaniello, on the basis of a new reading of the sources and in dialogue with the abundant bibliography on the subject. The idea is to show, from three different aspects (the cults of the patron saints, the executions and the cavalcades) the staging of a «new» urban ritual by the representatives of the Popolo and — at the same time — to pay attention to «the streets of the Spaniards» in which the recovery of the city was being prepared. Without going into the rituals of repression set in motion by the viceroy Count Oñate, the text underlines in its conclusion other aspects of the years following the revolt, such as the hierarchical ordering of the spaces of power that took place in the rearticulation of communication between the city and the court through its ambassadors and viceroys.

Topography of a Revolt: Palermo 1708. Urban Space, Political Communication, and Popular Agency

2025-07-17T12:56:45+02:00

This article analyzes popular political communication in Palermo during the 1708 revolt, within the context of the War of Spanish Succession. It examines how popular groups used urban space as a stage for political expression, negotiation, and resistance through performative and symbolic practices. The study incorporates recent approaches to the spatial dimension of urban politics, showing how the city and its public spaces became active vehicles for popular agencies, identity construction, legitimacy and contestation of power in the Early-modern Ages.

Dejean, Matthieu, & Galand-Willemen, Perrine (2022). Chanteloup, the Renaissance garden of the Villeroy: An initiation to Humanism

2025-06-24T11:37:13+02:00

Duve, Thomas, & Herzog, Tamar (eds.) (2024). Latin American law in global perspective

2025-06-24T11:40:33+02:00

García González, Francisco & Guzzi-Heeb, Sandro (eds.) (2023). Historia de la familia, historia social: Experiencias de investigación en España y en Europa (siglos XVI a XIX)

2025-06-24T11:43:05+02:00

García Hurtado, Manuel-R. (ed.) (2025). The United Kingdom and Spain in the eighteenth century: Beloved enemy

2025-06-24T11:48:45+02:00

Hernández Suárez, Sergio (2023). El Cabildo de La Palma durante el reinado de Felipe II

2025-06-24T11:52:20+02:00

Hidalgo Fernández, Francisco & Nieto Sánchez, José A. (eds.) (2024). Artesanos: Una historia social en España (siglos XVI-XIX)

2025-06-24T11:56:16+02:00

Rújula, Pedro (2024). Religión, Rey y Patria: Los orígenes contrarrevolucionarios de la España contemporánea, 1793-1840

2025-06-24T11:58:46+02:00

Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (2023). Imperios entrelazados: En los orígenes del mundo moderno

2025-06-24T12:01:18+02:00

Villarreal Brasca, Amorina (2024). El duque de Lerma: Política y gestión para América en la Monarquía de Felipe III

2025-06-24T12:03:35+02:00