The governor of the Kingdom of Aragon was an extremely important political post. He was appointed for life and could delegate his functions. His jurisdiction extended over the whole kingdom and he was responsible, among other things, for public order, the guarantee of royal rights and royalties. It became increasingly important, especially after the court moved to Castile following the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs. The election of the governor had to include his membership of the nobility (cloak and dagger). The end of this political office came with the dismantling of the foral system with the arrival of the Bourbons. The support of a large part of the Crown of Aragon for the Austracist pretender led Philip V to put an end to this type of institution on the basis of a legitimate right of conquest.
Collection: Statistics
Project: 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy.
Chronology: XVI, XVII, XVIII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/44686/1/Revista-de-Historia-Moderna_32.pdf
Resource type: Statistics
Format: Table
Source: Gómez Zorraquino, J. (2014). Los gobernadores del Reino de Aragón (siglos XVI-XVII). Revista de Historia Moderna, 0(32), 11-31. doi:https://doi.org/10.14198/RHM2014.32.01
Language: Spanish
Date: 2014
Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)
Identifier: Gómez Zorraquino, J. (2014). Los gobernadores del Reino de Aragón (siglos XVI-XVII). Revista de Historia Moderna, 0(32), 11-31. doi:https://doi.org/10.14198/RHM2014.32.01
Copyright: © José Ignacio Gómez Zorraquino y © Revista de Historia Moderna
Abstract: List of the different governors of the Kingdom of Aragon during the foral era
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