The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)

For most of the sixteenth century, Spanish-Tunisian diplomacy was a proximity issue, as political communication with the Hafsid kings depended on the Habsburg governor of La Goleta, a stronghold fifteen kilometres from the city of Tunis. This chapter examines the evolution and spatial constraints of...

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Autor: González Cuerva, Rubén
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Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Maghreb
Charles V
Philip II
Hafsid dynasti
Ottoman empire
Medieval history
Political sociology
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spelling The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)González Cuerva, RubénMaghrebCharles VPhilip IIHafsid dynastiOttoman empireMedieval historyPolitical sociologyFor most of the sixteenth century, Spanish-Tunisian diplomacy was a proximity issue, as political communication with the Hafsid kings depended on the Habsburg governor of La Goleta, a stronghold fifteen kilometres from the city of Tunis. This chapter examines the evolution and spatial constraints of personal communication between both centres, as well as the governors of La Goleta’s perception and management of Tunisian royalty and court protocol, with the aim of reflecting the specificities and limits of a form of indirect diplomacy, which represented the Habsburgs rulers while acting with a good deal of autonomy.Grant PID2022-139326NB-100 funded MICIU//AEI/10.13039/501100011033and by ERDF7EU.Peer reviewedBrepols PublishersMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)González Cuerva, Rubén [0000-0001-7960-4090]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/otherhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookParthttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/424160reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2022-139326NB-I00https://doi.org/10.1484/M.COURTCULT-EB.5.151579Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/4241602026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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title The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
spellingShingle The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
González Cuerva, Rubén
Maghreb
Charles V
Philip II
Hafsid dynasti
Ottoman empire
Medieval history
Political sociology
title_short The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
title_full The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
title_fullStr The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
title_full_unstemmed The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
title_sort The Court and the Stronghold: The Distrustful Political Communication between Tunis and La Goleta (1535-1570)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González Cuerva, Rubén
author González Cuerva, Rubén
author_facet González Cuerva, Rubén
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
González Cuerva, Rubén [0000-0001-7960-4090]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Maghreb
Charles V
Philip II
Hafsid dynasti
Ottoman empire
Medieval history
Political sociology
topic Maghreb
Charles V
Philip II
Hafsid dynasti
Ottoman empire
Medieval history
Political sociology
description For most of the sixteenth century, Spanish-Tunisian diplomacy was a proximity issue, as political communication with the Hafsid kings depended on the Habsburg governor of La Goleta, a stronghold fifteen kilometres from the city of Tunis. This chapter examines the evolution and spatial constraints of personal communication between both centres, as well as the governors of La Goleta’s perception and management of Tunisian royalty and court protocol, with the aim of reflecting the specificities and limits of a form of indirect diplomacy, which represented the Habsburgs rulers while acting with a good deal of autonomy.
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