In recent years, the court has been a relevant topic in historiography. When we refer to the court as a space that is political, artistic, financial, etc., we should not only think of the court par excellence, that of the king, but also of the other distinct spheres made up of nobles, ecclesiastics and illustrious members of the common folk, who formed centers of scholarly discussion and power and exercised a political, religious, cultural and economic role in the territory. In the Indies, different courts were juxtaposed with each other, but researchers have tended to focus on viceregal courts. In these courts, the highest monarchical office was executed: the viceroy acted as the link between the monarch and his American vassals, and as an impressive focal point for groups that composed the sociopolitical framework of the viceroyalties. The court was the most prestigious center in which...

 A través de una atenta lectura de Manera de galardón. Merced pecuniaria y extranjería en el siglo XVII, de Victoria Sandoval Parra, se debaten algunos temas actuales de la monarquía de España atados a la historiografía internacional: la merced pecuniaria, la extranjería y el poder del máximo jerarca del imperio, el rey. Igualmente, el libro permite discutir sobre la crisis económica y administrativa del régimen de los Aus­tria y su alternante y dicotómica gestión de las provincias periféricas, entre la descentralización y la centralización de gobierno.

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A thorough reading of Manera de galardón. Merced pecuniaria y extranjería en el siglo XVII, by Victoria Sandoval Parra, al­lows the debate on some current issues of the monarchy of Spain linked to international historiography: pecuniary royal grants, foreignness and the power of the highest ruler of the empire, the king. Likewise, the book also allows the discussion about the economic-administrative crisis of the Austrian regime and its alternating and dichotomous man­agement of peripheral provinces, between decentralization and centralization.

In recent years, the court has been a relevant topic in historiography. When we refer to the court as a space that is political, artistic, financial, etc., we should not only think of the court par excellence, that of the king, but also of the other distinct spheres made up of nobles, ecclesiastics and illustrious members of the common folk, who formed centers of scholarly discussion and power and exercised a political, religious, cultural and economic role in the territory. In the Indies, different courts were juxtaposed with each other, but researchers have tended to focus on viceregal courts. In these courts, the highest monarchical office was executed: the viceroy acted as the link between the monarch and his American vassals, and as an impressive focal point for groups that composed the sociopolitical framework of the viceroyalties. The court was the most prestigious center in which...

A thorough reading of Manera de galardón. Merced pecuniaria y extranjería en el siglo XVII, by Victoria Sandoval Parra, al­lows the debate on some current issues of the monarchy of Spain linked to international historiography: pecuniary royal grants, foreignness and the power of the highest ruler of the empire, the king. Likewise, the book also allows the discussion about the economic-administrative crisis of the Austrian regime and its alternating and dichotomous man­agement of peripheral provinces, between decentralization and centralization.

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In recent years, the court has been a relevant topic in historiography. When we refer to the court as a space that is political, artistic, financial, etc., we should not only think of the court par excellence, that of the king, but also of the other distinct spheres made up of nobles, ecclesiastics and illustrious members of the common folk, who formed centers of scholarly discussion and power and exercised a political, religious, cultural and economic role in the territory. In the Indies, different courts were juxtaposed with each other, but researchers have tended to focus on viceregal courts. In these courts, the highest monarchical office was executed: the viceroy acted as the link between the monarch and his American vassals, and as an impressive focal point for groups that composed the sociopolitical framework of the viceroyalties. The court was the most prestigious center in which...

«Ciudades, desastres y resiliencia. Perú y Chile siglos XVI-XX» ofrece una exploración meticulosa de cómo los fenómenos naturales han modelado las ciudades a lo largo de la historia en los territorios de Perú y Chile. A través de dieciséis artículos cuidadosamente seleccionados, esta obra propone una reflexión crítica sobre el impacto de desastres naturales —desde terremotos y tsunamis hasta erupciones volcánicas y deslizamientos de tierra— en el ámbito urbano, revelando cómo estos eventos catastróficos han influido en la reconstrucción, reubicación y reordenamiento de las ciudades en ambas naciones. Los artículos del libro están dispuestos en un orden cronológico que permite al lector seguir la evolución de las respuestas urbanísticas a estos desafíos, desde la época colonial hasta el presente.