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Merits of Miguel Francisco de Bañuelos Cabeza de Vaca

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:58 +0000

The service records, normally included in the personal files of military or government agents, give a good account of the merits, actions, actions, participations, injuries, permissions, marriages, etc. of these people. These data allow us to know what kind of personal trajectories the agents who made up the government structures of the Hispanic Monarchy throughout the Modern Age constructed, in such a way that their analysis is very useful for understanding and reconstructing the political system.

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Portrait of Bernardo Muñoz

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:14 +0000

The image shows the gold and silver assayer, Bernardo Muñoz. At the top of the image we can read: “Situazion en la que D. Bernardo Muñoz egecuta los ensayes de oro i plata – i su retrato”. The portrait of this assayer, one of the most outstanding figures in the organisation of the silversmiths’ guilds in the Modern Age, dedicated to the recognition of the quality of the pieces, is an image of great interest for two reasons: firstly, because it allows us to observe the work space where he carried out his work as an assayer; secondly, because it is an excellent resource for analysing elements linked to everyday life and customs of the time. In this sense, the image allows us to analyse the gesture of the figure himself, as well as some representative elements such as the wig he wears and his clothes, typical of a person of economic solvency who is more akin to an artist than a manufacturing craftsman.

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Women in history. The Enlightenment and women

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000

The century of the Enlightenment was the century of the master painter Francisco de Goya, José Cadalso and the musician Domingo Arquimbau, but it was also the century of women, not forgetting that it was the scene of the first Tonadilla divas and of many aristocratic ladies who practised artistic activities as entertainment. The chapter deals with the crucial role played by some well-educated women with an interest in culture and high social standing, such as María Josefa Alfonso Pimentel, María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero (Countess of Montijo) and Josefa Amar y Borbón, who favoured the creation of literary salons and social clubs or conversation houses, as Jovellanos called them. These salons challenged the patterns and models belonging to traditionally male spheres. This video documentary shows biographical sketches of the lives of these women and their drive to protect culture and the figure of numerous artists, writers and philosophers. Their lives were not easy, as they had to fight and defend themselves from constant attack by institutions, including the Inquisition.

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