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Announcement relating to the edict of expulsion of the Moors from the kingdom of Aragon

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

The expulsion of nearly three hundred thousand Hispanic Moriscos, decided by Philip III on 4 April 1609, was the culmination of the process of eliminating religious minorities that began in our country with the expulsion of the Jews in 1492 and put an end to the more or less peaceful coexistence that had been taking place since the Middle Ages between Christians and Mudejars. The compulsory conversion of the Mudejars, after the conquest of the Kingdom of Granada (1492), now known as Moriscos, brought the conflict to a standstill for a few decades, during which there was equal parts distrust and support, hostility and rapprochement. The different solutions proposed for the assimilation of the Moriscos, ranging from evangelisation to inquisitorial repression, show that doctrinal controversies also involved a political process of repression motivated by the context of the Hispanic Monarchy’s ongoing conflicts with the Turks and Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean. The uprising of the Moors in Granada (1568-1570) marked the end of illusions about the possibility of mutual understanding. The general expulsion sanctioned the triumph of an exclusive Catholicism in Spain. The vicissitudes in which the expulsion took place and the social and economic consequences of forced emigration were suffered throughout the 17th century and are detailed in thousands of documents recorded in volumes and bundles in the Archive of the Crown of Aragon.

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Warnings from France on the uprising being prepared by the Moors in Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:42 +0000

During his reign, Philip II (1556-1598) encountered serious social problems within his dominions. Of particular relevance was the case of the Moors, i.e. the Mudejars who had accepted their conversion to Christianity in order to remain on Spanish soil. An example of this can be seen in this document, which warns, from France, of the possibility of an uprising in the territories of the Monarchy. As a result of these events, numerous processes of confirmation of conversion and faith took place over the decades in order to account for the correct religious behaviour of the converted families. The historical process, marked by events such as the Rebellion of the Alpujarras or the War of the Alpujarras, finally led to the expulsion of the Moors from the Spanish Monarchy. This order, issued by Philip III, was carried out in stages between 1609 and 1613.

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Process of faith of the Moors

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:42 +0000

During his reign, Philip II (1556-1598) encountered serious social problems within his dominions. In particular, the case of the Moors, i.e. Mudejars who had accepted their conversion to Christianity in order to remain on Spanish soil, is particularly relevant. For decades, numerous processes of confirmation of conversion and faith took place in order to account for the correct religious behaviour of the converted families. The historical process, marked by events such as the Rebellion of the Alpujarras or the War of the Alpujarras, finally led to the expulsion of the Moors from the Hispanic Monarchy. This order, issued by Philip III, was carried out in stages between 1609 and 1613.

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Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Lerma

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:53 +0000

Portrait by Rubens, the first equestrian portrait of a non-royal figure. Philip III’s valide appears as a statesman and warrior at the height of his powers, ready to defend the reputation of the Spanish Monarchy. It is a key portrait for understanding the pre-eminence of the court aristocracy during the Habsburg period. These equestrian portraits derive from Roman bronze statuary dedicated to emperors, which was taken up again in the Renaissance to pay homage to princes and condottieros.

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The expulsion in the Port of Denia

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000

The expulsion of the Moors from the Hispanic Monarchy was ordered by King Philip III and carried out in stages between 1609 and 1613. The first Moors to be expelled were those of the Kingdom of Valencia (the decree was made public on 22 September 1609), followed by those of Andalusia (10 January 1610), Extremadura and the two Castiles (10 July 1610), in the Crown of Castile, and those of the Crown of Aragon (29 May 1610). The last to be expelled were those from the Kingdom of Murcia, first those of Granada origin (8 October 1610), and later those from the Ricote valley and the rest of the old Moriscos (October 1613). In total, some 300,000 people were expelled, most of them from the kingdoms of Valencia and Aragon, which were the most affected, losing a third and a sixth of their population, respectively. As authors such as Antonio Domínguez Ortiz and Bernard Vincent have pointed out, the expulsion of the Moors was motivated by various causes and factors, including their presence as a separate social group after more than a century of their forced conversion to Christianity; their consideration as collaborators of the Ottoman Turkish empire and of the Barbary pirates who continually ravaged the entire Mediterranean coast, which led them to be considered a threat to the continuity of the Hispanic Monarchy and its interests; and the radicalisation of the thinking of many of the rulers of the Spanish monarchy, which led them to be considered as a threat to the continuity of the Spanish monarchy and its interests; the radicalisation of the thinking of many rulers after the failure to put an end to Protestantism in the Low Countries; or the increase in resentment of the Christian population towards the Moors due to the beginning of the 17th century of a period of recession, which in turn resulted from the decrease in the arrival of resources from America.

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Royal confessors in 16th and 17th century Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:25 +0000

The Order of Preachers had a marked presence at the court of the Habsburgs, enjoying full hegemony as royal confessors in the 17th century. This position of great social prestige was the goal of so many years dedicated to the ecclesiastical career, even exceeding, when it was held, the goals of their ecclesiastical work, acquiring in many cases an enormous political weight that should be outside all their legal attributions.
The post of confessor to the king represented one of the most influential positions, since, compared to other members of the court, one had full access to the sovereign. At that time, there were doubts about the way in which the services rendered to the monarch were to be recognised, which was also linked to the role of the royal valides and the consideration that was held between the two positions.
Although the Order of Preachers was present in a wide variety of important positions within the court of the Habsburgs, in the 17th century they occupied almost exclusively the position of confessor to the king. It was during the reigns of Philip III and Charles II when these attributions became an element of friction between the great power groups of the court, essentially due to the continuous dismissal and promotion of confessors, thus affecting broad groups of power.

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Europe in the 17th century

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

Digital portal with information about the most important figures of the 17th century and the evolution of the European states. There is information and images about the reigns of Philip III, Philip IV and Charles II and the states of England, France, Poland, Russia and the German Empire. After each of the sections, there is an interactive activity for students to test the knowledge they have acquired. Director: Arturo Ramo García

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The political decadence of the Golden Age. Memory of Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000

Episode 14 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. In the descriptor that appears on the rtve a la carta website, the following summary is given: Philip III reigns in Spain (1578-1621). He was succeeded by Philip IV (1605-1665). We are in the Golden Age, although the decline of the great Empire that Spain had been soon began. This programme uses images from the TVE archive from the series: ‘Cervantes’ by Alfonso Hungría, ‘Don Quixote’ by Gutiérrez Aragón, ‘El Alcalde de Zalamea’ by Federico Ruiz and ‘El Buscón’ by Luciano Berriatua. It is advised by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 44:52 minutes

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Baroque Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000

Kairos is an educational project of the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training of the Ministry of Education, directed by Dr. Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras. Together with methodological contributions aimed at reinforcing the teaching of history, it contains proposals for the development of History content taught in Secondary Education and Baccalaureate. This content refers to the unit “La España del Barroco” for the subject History of Spain Bachillerato (2006).

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17th century Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

Website of Professor Juan Carlos Ocaña which explains the block of contents on “17th century Spain”, adapted to the subject of History of Spain in the Second Baccalaureate (2005), in which the following sections are included: The Habsburgs in the 17th century: rule of the Validates and internal conflicts; the crisis of 1640; 17th century Spain: the decline of the Spanish empire in Europe; 17th century Spain: economic and social evolution in the 17th century; 17th century Spain: cultural splendour. The Golden Age

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