Preliminares del gobierno del Río de la Plata. Correspondencia de Pedro Esteban Dávila con la administración cortesana, entre su nombramiento y su llegada a Buenos Aires (1629-1631)
This article analyzes correspondence sent by the field master Pedro Esteban Dávila to various levels of court administration, from his appointment as governor of Buenos Aires until his arrival in the Río de la Plata. These writings, sent between 1629 and 1631 from Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, reveal s...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Repository: | PUCP-Institucional |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/202405 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/29792/26806 https://doi.org/10.18800/historica.202401.004 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Political communication Governor of the Río de la Plata Council of the Indies War Board Court of Madrid Pedro Esteban Dávila Buenos Aires 17th century Comunicación política Gobernador del Río de la Plata Consejo de Indias Junta de Guerra Corte de Madrid Siglo XVII https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#6.01.01 |
| Summary: | This article analyzes correspondence sent by the field master Pedro Esteban Dávila to various levels of court administration, from his appointment as governor of Buenos Aires until his arrival in the Río de la Plata. These writings, sent between 1629 and 1631 from Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, reveal some little-known aspects, at least for this region, of the efforts of a royal servant who, even before leaving the peninsula, played an essential role in the configuration of defensive devices for an enclave of geopolitical relevance at a critical juncture. Furthermore, this repertoire of letters provides an experiential perspective on the functioning of a composite monarchy during the period of the Union of Crowns. |
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