Castelhanadas and comedies: the Spanish stereotype during the Portuguese Restoration (1640-1668)

This article aims at discussing how different supposed Spanish personality traits were disseminated throughout Europe, specially by Portuguese publications during the Restoration War (1640-1668). Through news pamphlets printed in Lisbon and the periodical Mercurio Portuguez, we seek to demonstrate t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Mendes, Caroline
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Repositorio:Clio (Recife. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/260875
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/index.php/revistaclio/article/view/260875
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Restauração de Portugal
Circulação de notícias
Relações de sucesso
Restauración de Portugal
circulación de noticias
relación de sucesos
Portuguese Restoration
news circulation
news pamphlets
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Sumario:This article aims at discussing how different supposed Spanish personality traits were disseminated throughout Europe, specially by Portuguese publications during the Restoration War (1640-1668). Through news pamphlets printed in Lisbon and the periodical Mercurio Portuguez, we seek to demonstrate that the stereotypes of heretic, violent individuals and, above all, liars, were employed in those Portuguese publications to discredit the information published from the Castilian side. With a view to understanding how certain news were recognized as true – even if later debunked – it is possible to see how the authority of those disseminating it and its constant repetition contributed to the "truth effect" achieved in this information war.