The Viceroy and his Government in New Spain and Sicily. Analogies and Differences between the Peripheries of the Spanish Empire
The viceroy constituted the basis of absolute power in the Spanish monarchical system in Sicily and New Spain, overcoming the obstacles of distance and poor communication between the Spanish Court and its domains. The court of each viceroy played an effective role in the integration of the global sy...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios de Historia Novohispana |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3685 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/3685 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Nueva España Sicilia virreyes Monarquía Española Estado absoluto consejos New Spain Sicily viceroyalty Spanish monarchy absolutist State councils |
| Resumo: | The viceroy constituted the basis of absolute power in the Spanish monarchical system in Sicily and New Spain, overcoming the obstacles of distance and poor communication between the Spanish Court and its domains. The court of each viceroy played an effective role in the integration of the global system of powers and the local authorities. Likewise, the post of viceroy was useful when there was a need to endow the Spanish nobility with positions in government. The kind of power thus established required a continuous confirmation accomplished through a series of rituals, ceremonies and symbolic reminders of the preeminence and nature of the post of viceroy. |
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