The Voluntary Character of Donations, between Institutional Praxis and the Construction of Consensus (16th-17th Centuries)

When reading the literature on the voluntary donations requested by the Habsburgs of Spain during the 17th Century, it’s possible to reach two main conclusions. First: the request for donations was made during the reigns of Charles V and Philip II, was dispensed with during the reign of Philip III,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: De Nardi, Loris
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/3564
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3564
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spain
America
financing
collection
army
16th Century
17th Century
España
América
financiamiento
recaudación
ejército
siglo XVI
siglo XVII
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Sumario:When reading the literature on the voluntary donations requested by the Habsburgs of Spain during the 17th Century, it’s possible to reach two main conclusions. First: the request for donations was made during the reigns of Charles V and Philip II, was dispensed with during the reign of Philip III, and only became systematic under Philip IV. Second: the practice was anything but “voluntary,” despite its official name. This literature does not allow us to develop a general rule for the entire Spanish monarchy as it only examines the limited geographic area of the Iberian Peninsula. It is therefore not possible to state if the donations requested by the crown in other areas of the Spanish empire had the same dynamics, such as in the West Indies.