Refutacion juridica e historica de la consulta que hizo el r[ea]l consejo de Castilla al rey n[uest]ro s[eñ]or : sobre lo que S[u] M[ajestad] se sirvio preguntarle y se expresa en esta obra con los motibos que dieron causa para la r[ea]l pregunta y la insubstancial respuesta como se haze ver clara y distintamente, y defensa legal de una de las principales partes que compone el todo de la soberania de S[u] M[ajestad] y quiere abrrogarse ilegitima y voluntariamente el r[ea]l consejo
- Description
- Defense of the power and autonomy of the monarchy in Spain written by Melchor Rafael de Macanaz at the King's request in 1708. Since the creation of the Royal Council of Castile in 1385 by Juan I, members of the council had sought to expand their powers and in turn several Spanish monarchs had enacted various reforms limiting the power of the council. When Philip V, the first Bourbon King of Spain, was crowned as successor to Charles II in 1701, he immediately sought to concentrate power in the royal person, emulating the absolute monarchy of his native France. Macanaz used his knowledge to defend the power of the king against the efforts of the council, making a careful study of the history of the power struggle between king and council and concluding with a condemnation of the council's attempts to usurp the sovereignty of the king.
- Creator
- Macanaz, Melchor Rafael de, 1670-1760
- Form
- manuscripts (documents)
- codices (bound manuscripts)
- polemics
- Manuscripts, Spanish
- Manuscripts, European
- Date
- 1708
- Language
- Spanish; Castilian
- Subject
- Spain. -- Consejo Real de Castilla -- History -- 18th century
- Spain. -- Consejo Real de Castilla
- Monarchy -- Spain -- Early works to 1800
- History
- Politics and government
- Monarchy
- Geographic Subject
- Spain -- Politics and government -- 1700-1746 -- Early works to 1800
- Spain -- History -- Philip V, 1700-1746 -- Early works to 1800
- Spain
- Extent
- 122 leaves : paper ; 288 x 199 (231 x 150) mm bound to 298 x 215 mm
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Scholar of jurisprudence; loyal supporter of the House of Bourbon; appointed fiscal of the Royal Council by Philip V.
- Title from caption title (f. 1r).
- Foliation: Paper, i + 122 + i leaves; [i, 1-120, i]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.
- Layout: Written in 23 long lines.
- Script: Written in a cursive script.
- Watermark: Similar to Valls i Subirá, Romaní, 806; similar to Valls i Subirá, Bas, 89; unidentified watermark containing what appears to be a crown and the name Salelles underneath; unidentified watermark consisting of the initials Y P; watermark consisting of the name Paular, see Valls i Subirá, Españolas, 1885.
- Binding: Contemporary calf.
- Origin: Probably written in Spain in the late 18th century.
- Spanish.
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3h708087
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1408
- Provenance
- Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (bookplate, inside upper cover; inscription on front flyleaf, 1903).
- Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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