The Spanish Cortes in the Making. Counsel, Consent and Deliberation at Royal Assemblies in the Twelfth Century

Most studies concerning the origins of parliament in the Spanish kingdoms have focused on the social changes in the composition of these royal assemblies, especially from the thirteenth century. This paper will instead analyse consultation, assent and deliberation at large gatherings of kings and no...

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Autor: Cerda Costabal, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/146068
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/146068
https://doi.org/10.12795/hid.2022.i49.5
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:royal assemblies
parliament
cortes
counsel
political deliberation
asambleas monárquicas
parlamento
consejo
deliberación política
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Sumario:Most studies concerning the origins of parliament in the Spanish kingdoms have focused on the social changes in the composition of these royal assemblies, especially from the thirteenth century. This paper will instead analyse consultation, assent and deliberation at large gatherings of kings and nobles in the twelfth century to suggest this phenomenon as a key process to understand the development of the cortes from the curias plenas.