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Elevation of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid III

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

The Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid was ordered to be built by Philip V for the education of young nobles, placing it under the tutelage of the Jesuits. They were initially installed in a building next to the Royal Studies of the Imperial College, so that the seminarians could study there, forming a single body under a single rector. It was endowed by agreement of the Chamber of Castile on 26 September 1725 with tobacco revenues. The term Seminary to designate this institution clearly expresses its status as an educational centre for the comprehensive, not only academic, training of the students. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in the time of Charles III, the direction of the Seminary was entrusted to the sailor and mathematician Jorge Juan, who installed an astronomical observatory there. In 1785, a new study plan gave it a clear military orientation, converting the Seminary into a military academy, although it maintained its selective nature, requiring rigorous genealogical tests for admission. When the Ocaña school closed in 1786, the cadets were transferred to the Seminary, as were the students of the School of Pages, merging both institutions with the boarding school. From 1790 to 1800, the economic situation of the Seminary became increasingly critical due to the devaluation of the royal vouchers, with which it met its financial obligations, and the delay and irregularity of the arrival of the revenues from the Indies, the other source of financing. In 1807, in the face of the Napoleonic invasion, it was closed to teaching and the building was occupied by Spanish soldiers to organise the defence. In 1809, a decree by Joseph Bonaparte converted the building into a military hospital. In 1835, the Seminario de Nobles changed its name to Seminario Cristino, and the following year, in 1836, with the suppression of the privileges of the nobility, it was definitively closed, and its building was destined to house the recently transferred University of Alcalá

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Elevation of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid II

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On founding a university in Quito

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

The presence of the Hispanic Monarchy in America resulted in the dissemination of the identity of the conquerors, their language, developing an intense process of evangelisation, hispanisation and acculturation. In this context, the first universities were created in the mid-16th century, such as those of Mexico (1551) and Lima (1555). The process continued throughout the following decades with other foundations in other places, such as Quito.

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File on José Juan de Cadalso Vázquez

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

Record of José de Cadalso Vázquez to enter as a student at the Real Seminario de Nobles de Madrid. Known as a man of letters for writing works such as Cartas Marruecas and Noches Lúgubres, he was a career military man who began his training in the classrooms of the Real Seminario de Nobles de Madrid.

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File on Tomás López Pacheco

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

File on Tomás Lezo Pacheco, son of the sailor Blas de Lezo and Josefa Mónica Pacheco y Solís, mistress of El Cañal and the Palace of Obieco; to enter as a student at the Royal Seminary of Nobles in Madrid. Born in El Puerto de Santa María on 6 August 1733, Tomás began his service as a marine guard in 1748, being appointed ensign of frigates in 1753, ensign of the Spanish Guards Rifles in 1755, ensign of Grenadiers in 1761, 2nd lieutenant of Rifles in 1763, 2nd lieutenant of Grenadiers in 1768 and 1st lieutenant of Rifles in 1769. In 1775 he applied for the government of Tucumán, vacant due to the death of the previous incumbent. In 1776 he was appointed governor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where he died in 1782.

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File of Juan Javier de Goyeneche Indaburu Balanza e Iturburua

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File of Juan Javier de Goyeneche Indaburu Balanza e Iturburua to enter as a student at the Royal Seminary of Nobles in Madrid. He was the son of Francisco Miguel Goyeneche y Balanza, (Madrid, 1705 – 1762); I Count of Saceda and II Marquis of Belzunce, who was Treasurer of the Queen and businessman. At the same time, Juan Javier was the grandson of Juan de Goyeneche y Gastón, businessman and treasurer to the Queen, forming part of one of the most important families of Crown financiers of the 18th century.

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File on Miguel de Gálvez Maxent Gallardo

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File of Miguel de Gálvez Maxent to enter as a student at the Royal Seminary of Nobles in Madrid. Son of D. Bernardo de Galvez, Lieutenant General of the Royal Armies, Knight Pensioner of the Royal Order of Charles III, Commander General of the Army of Operations in America. The document contains the seminarian’s baptismal certificate and testimony of nobility from 1792. Miguel de Gálvez was a member of the Gálvez family, born in Macharaviaya (Málaga), one of the most prominent families in 18th century Spanish politics.

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File on Sabino Rodríguez Campomanes

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File of Sabino Rodríguez de Campomanes to enter as a student at the Royal Seminary of Nobles in Madrid. Son of D. Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes y Pérez, Count of Campomanes, Fiscal and Minister Governor in the Council of Castile, member of the Royal Spanish Academy and of History, President of the Council of the Mesta. The document contains the sacramental certificates and witness information (1776).

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Elevation of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid I

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

The Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid was ordered to be built by Philip V for the education of young nobles, placing it under the tutelage of the Jesuits. They were initially installed in a building next to the Royal Studies of the Imperial College, so that the seminarians could study there, forming a single body under a single rector. It was endowed by agreement of the Chamber of Castile on 26 September 1725 with tobacco revenues. The term Seminary to designate this institution clearly expresses its status as an educational centre for the comprehensive, not only academic, training of the students. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in the time of Charles III, the direction of the Seminary was entrusted to the sailor and mathematician Jorge Juan, who installed an astronomical observatory there. In 1785, a new study plan gave it a clear military orientation, converting the Seminary into a military academy, although it maintained its selective nature, requiring rigorous genealogical tests for admission. When the Ocaña school was closed in 1786, the cadets were transferred to the Seminary, as were the students of the School of Pages, merging both institutions with the boarding school. From 1790 to 1800, the economic situation of the Seminary became increasingly critical due to the devaluation of the royal vouchers, with which it met its financial obligations, and the delay and irregularity of the arrival of the revenues from the Indies, the other source of financing. In 1807, in the face of the Napoleonic invasion, it was closed to teaching and the building was occupied by Spanish soldiers to organise the defence. In 1809, a decree by Joseph Bonaparte converted the building into a military hospital. In 1835, the Seminario de Nobles changed its name to Seminario Cristino, and the following year, in 1836, with the suppression of the privileges of the nobility, it was definitively closed, and its building was destined to house the recently transferred University of Alcalá

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Use of political arithmetic in trade and royal revenues

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:51 +0000

Document containing the translation into Spanish by Nicolás de Arriquibar of Davennt’s 1698 work “Uso de la aritmética política en el comercio y rentas reales”. The document is addressed to the students of the Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del País. It also contains a letter from Nicolás de Arriquibar to Miguel José de Olasso, dated 6 September 1771.

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