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Course on the History of Spanish Law

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:40 +0000

Indeed, with Philip V came a whirlwind of reforms that contributed to the transformation of Spain in every possible way (economic, political, social and military). The very arrival of the monarch was accompanied by a redesign of the administration that had been in place for centuries under the Habsburgs. A structure of secretaries of French heritage was introduced, which broke with the course of consultation with the councils (although parallel administrations were sometimes maintained). In the military sphere, regiments were introduced to replace the tercios, while the fleet was modernised to recover its former strength at sea. On the economic front, the treasury was restructured in order to make tax collection more efficient. Politically, an attempt was made to restore the territorial inheritance of the Habsburgs of Madrid in Italy, which was achieved through family pacts with France. In short, the country was reorganised at all levels. In any case, this set of reforms came in response to the diagnoses made of the country’s situation at the beginning of the 18th century, which spoke of backwardness and the need for urgent reforms.

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History of Gibraltar

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:35 +0000

The Rock of Gibraltar was occupied by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in the midst of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704. Attempts to recapture the rock proved unsuccessful, such as the one carried out the same year. Once Philip V had consolidated his position on the throne, he questioned military experts about an attempt to reclaim the rock. However, as Armando Alberola Roma says, most of the experts’ opinions did not agree with the idea of besieging the rock because of its good geographical location and the superiority of the English fleet. The monarch decided to disregard this advice and rely on those who were in favour of carrying out this enterprise, and the siege took place in 1727. In fact, the siege was a failure, and in part the imprudence in organising the logistics for such an undertaking must have played a major role.

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Marriage contracts between Captain D. Andrés Carrasco Girón and Dña. Magdalena de Balboa Calvillo, Huéscar, 1624

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:16 +0000

Marriage contracts between members of the power elite of Huéscar (Granada) in 1624. Dispensation of consanguinity is necessary due to the existence of kinship between the contracting parties. The conditions of the marriage are made explicit. Among them, the bride will contribute 5000 ducats, of which 3000 will be in trousseau, jewels and house plus the expenses of the dispensation, and the rest in money. The bridegroom will contribute the goods that his father D. Gabriel Carrasco Girón has and enjoys from the bond founded by Don Gabriel Carrasco and Andrés Carrasco, his father and grandfather, which are the house and farmhouse of the Raigadas with all its annexes and belongings and the main houses that he has in the city. In addition, he is granted a vineyard of 7000 vines. It is specified that his father cedes, renounces and transfers the usufruct and emolument of the entail and bond to the said Captain Andrés Carrasco Girón, his eldest son. He will also be the heir to another entailed estate held by his father and founded by Mayno de Cernúsculi, the latter’s grandfather.

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State of the forces of the various Flanders tercios

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000

The Army of Flanders is considered to be the army that the Spanish Monarchy established to defend the territories of the Spanish Netherlands from 1516 until the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. After the signing of this Treaty, in addition to putting an end to the War of Succession, the Monarchy lost control of its dominions in Flanders.

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