Monarchy as Conquest: Violence, Social Opportunity, and Political Stability in the Establishment of the Hispanic Monarchy

Historiographical studies have tended to focus more on regional politics than on a broader, more global perspective. Previous historiography has not provided a comprehensive analysis of the monarchy in terms of its transformations and settlement strategies. Here, Ibanez and Sabatini demonstrates how...

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Published in:The Journal of modern history 2009-09, Vol.81 (3), p.501-536
Main Authors: Ruiz Ibáñez, José Javier, Sabatini, Gaetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
16th century
Catholicism
Cities
Civil wars
Concept Formation
Hispanics
Historical analysis
Kingdoms
Kings
Monarchy
Nobility
Political discourse
Political history
Political institutions
Political stability
Political systems
Political Violence
Politics
Postcolonialism
Processions
Royalty
Seminars
Social change
Social stratification
Spain
Territories
Violence
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Summary:Historiographical studies have tended to focus more on regional politics than on a broader, more global perspective. Previous historiography has not provided a comprehensive analysis of the monarchy in terms of its transformations and settlement strategies. Here, Ibanez and Sabatini demonstrates how such factors were intimately bound to the new conceptualization of the monarchy that emerged in the Iberian Peninsula toward the end of the fifteenth century. They point out that this reconceptualization became a tremendously powerful instrument of sociopolitical change that both facilitated territorial expansion and allowed for the rapid remodeling of conquered societies into constituent populations, which were now reorganized with the monarchy as a necessary arbitrator uniting its diverse territories.
ISSN:0022-2801
1537-5358
DOI:10.1086/599270