Reforma - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:14:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Reforma - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Course on the History of Spanish Law https://historylab.es/course-on-the-history-of-spanish-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=course-on-the-history-of-spanish-law Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/curso-de-historia-del-derecho-espanol/ Fragment of text extolling the important legislative work of Philip V in the history of Spain

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]]> 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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]]> Ash Wednesday sermon, number 51 https://historylab.es/ash-wednesday-sermon-number-51/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ash-wednesday-sermon-number-51 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:35 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/sermon-de-miercoles-de-ceniza-numero51/ Fragment of text in which the clergyman Felipe Bertrán explains the importance of hearing the word of God

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]]> The use of the word for preaching is an evangelical mandate that has been used throughout history to spread the message of Christianity. The importance of the word given to the Catholic side is of great importance, especially after the clergy had to adapt the biblical messages so that they could be understood by the population. From the beginning, the believer had been distanced from the book, and the only vehicle for the transmission of the message was the clergy. This led to the inclusion in the sermon of other types of motivations that structured the discourse and which did not always have to do with religious texts in the strict sense. On occasions, the adaptation of the text to the discourse was the platform for the clergyman in question to launch political or social slogans that were part of his interests. Religious like Gregorio Mayans or Felipe Bertrán tried to carry out reforms to improve the instruction of the clergy and, at the same time, to try to correct the behaviour of the faithful, who on many occasions disregarded the religious message to turn the meeting into a social event.

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