From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573

Although there never was a representative Cortes for the New World, and American cities were never summoned to take part in those held in Castile until 1812, every city or town, no matter its size or population, found ways to communicate and negotiate directly with the Crown and take an active part...

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Autor: Díaz Ceballos, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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https://doi.org/10.1163/18770703-14010002
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Palabra clave:Early Modern History
Atlantic History
Spanish Empire
Latin American History
Colonization
Political Cultures
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title From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
spellingShingle From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
Díaz Ceballos, Jorge
Early Modern History
Atlantic History
Spanish Empire
Latin American History
Colonization
Political Cultures
title_short From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
title_full From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
title_fullStr From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
title_full_unstemmed From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
title_sort From Castilla del Oro to the Royal Court and Back Cities and Political Representation in the Spanish Atlantic, 1510–1573
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Díaz Ceballos, Jorge
author Díaz Ceballos, Jorge
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European Research Council
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Early Modern History
Atlantic History
Spanish Empire
Latin American History
Colonization
Political Cultures
topic Early Modern History
Atlantic History
Spanish Empire
Latin American History
Colonization
Political Cultures
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