The arrival of Philip V in Spain and the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession forced a reorganisation of the administration in order to optimise the effectiveness of obtaining resources to finance the conflict. This led to the creation of the Secretariat of the Universal Office, which attempted to cover the areas of war and finance. However, this new administration clashed directly with the existing ones in the territory. The Council of Casilla and the new secretariat fought over the crossover of powers. The old Council saw the new extraordinary channels that had been introduced as a usurpation of powers. The new administration was in fact a response to the French influence of the new monarch, who, wishing to copy the achievements of his grandfather Louis XIV, introduced this type of reform in order to centralise the mechanisms of control over the territory.

Collection: Texts

Chronology: XVIII

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: http://rua.ua.es/dspace/handle/10045/4616

Resource type: Historical source

Source: El Consejo de Castilla a Felipe V, 30/08/1704, BNE, ras 9928, fol. 69-72.

Language: Spanish

Date: 1704

Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)

Identifier: El Consejo de Castilla a Felipe V, 30/08/1704, BNE, ras 9928, fol. 69-72.

Abstract: Text from 1704 in which the Council of Castile writes to Philip V reminding him that it is the most competent and authorised body to deal with his orders

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