Propaganda nobiliaria - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:43:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Propaganda nobiliaria - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Plan of Benavente and its urban structure in the 16th century https://historylab.es/plan-of-benavente-and-its-urban-structure-in-the-16th-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plan-of-benavente-and-its-urban-structure-in-the-16th-century Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:25 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/planta-de-benavente-y-su-estructura-urbana-en-el-siglo-xvi/ Plan of Benavente with the reconstruction of the walled enclosures and its urban structure in the 16th century

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]]> The Spanish aristocracy devoted part of its efforts to establishing an urban structure that would identify it as a nobiliary space and would be another part of its propaganda strategy. The ties that bound these power elites obliged them, to a certain extent, to behave in a supportive manner towards the community as part of their social legitimisation. Within this vision, the nobiliary city can be analysed as a material cultural product and as a structuring element of aristocratic power.
During the 16th century, several nobiliary parties tried to exercise power at Court, and their rivalry can be seen in the different cultural features they applied in the cities under their influence: politics, religion and urban structure. Each side systematically applied common architectural criteria in the cities, but these resulted in very different forms of administration and ideologies.
In towns such as Cuéllar, Benavente or Alba de Tormes, the aristocracy established guidelines linked to medieval traditions, such as the dominance of the castle over the rest of the town. Efforts, therefore, were made to modernise the castle on the inside, even reforming it towards more luxurious standards, but maintaining the sober and powerful image on the outside.

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]]> Location of the 18th century noble houses in Salamanca https://historylab.es/location-of-the-18th-century-noble-houses-in-salamanca/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=location-of-the-18th-century-noble-houses-in-salamanca Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:25 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/ubicacion-de-las-casas-nobiliarias-del-siglo-xviii-en-salamanca/ Situation of the Salamancan noble houses according to the map of García de Quiñones in 1784

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]]> The nobility in the Modern Age was one of the most important groups in Spanish societies. This is why it can be studied from different historical approaches. This article deals with the reflection left by this social group through the mansions they inhabited, marking part of the evolution of the city of Salamanca during the Modern Age.
In the 18th century, the houses of those Salamancan families that made up the Salamancan nobility who settled in the city during the 16th century stand out, and who in this more recent chronology enjoyed a higher social and economic position than their previous generations. As can be seen in the resource, the vast majority of the Salamancan noble houses in 1784 were located in the centre of the enclosure, with only a few families established in the outer rings.

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