Rubén González Cuerva
Biographic Data
| ID | 1626730 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rubén González Cuerva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rubén González |
| FAMILY NAME | Cuerva |
| SIGNATURE | CUERVA R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto de Historia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7960-4090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hafsids and Habsburgs in the Early Modern Mediterranean
Peer reviewed
Siren’s song
The island of Tabarka, off the northwestern coast of modern Tunisia, was an active coral-fishing factory during the mid-sixteenth century. Its political status was unclear, straddling Tunisian sovereignty and Spanish military control, while being economic ally exploited by the Genoa-based Lomellini company. It also operated as a privileged hub of information for Maghrebi affairs, supplying fresh news to the Spanish autho rities during the critica…
The Cloistered Ambassador
In line with its medieval predecessors, the Habsburg court had no particular problem in receiving representatives from outside the Christendom’s framework. Until 1580 these usually included Maghrebi envoys with an ambiguous status and without a notable diplomatic presence. Subsequently, the aggregation of the crown of Portugal to the Spanish Monarchy and the ceremonial standardization that gradually took place led, on the one hand, to the arrival…
The true solution for every difficulty
A close relative and counsellor of five emperors and two kings of Spain, Maria of Austria (1528–1603) symbolised the personal union of the House of Austria during the second half of the sixteenth century. She acted as regent of Spain, consort queen of Bohemia, empress, and as dowager empress continued her political activities while ostensibly secluded in a convent. Mainly through non-institutional channels, Maria was the spinal column of the dyna…
A Diamond or a Bear
By the seventeenth century, the Spanish court had developed a well-established practice of gift-giving to foreign representatives. The richness and variety of such gifts pretended to foster the hegemonic and prestigious image of the Catholic king. However, those agents not pertaining to the medieval framework of Christendom posed several challenges: how to compare and commensurate their rank and dignity with European examples? How to adapt (and t…
The Most Discreet Favourite
The historiographical term “the favourite” has proved to be very successful in explaining this figure in many monarchical regimes in Early Modern Europe. However, there is much discussion about the limits of the favourite’s power and the extent to which he shared power with other relevant individuals. Micro-political research on power dynamics in Habsburg Spain leads us to the figure of Baltasar de Zúñiga (1561–1622), the Count-Duke of Olivares’s…
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The Most Discreet Favourite
The historiographical term “the favourite” has proved to be very successful in explaining this figure in many monarchical regimes in Early Modern Europe. However, there is much discussion about the limits of the favourite’s power and the extent to which he shared power with other relevant individuals. Micro-political research on power dynamics in Habsburg Spain leads us to the figure of Baltasar de Zúñiga (1561–1622), the Count-Duke of Olivares’s…
A Diamond or a Bear
By the seventeenth century, the Spanish court had developed a well-established practice of gift-giving to foreign representatives. The richness and variety of such gifts pretended to foster the hegemonic and prestigious image of the Catholic king. However, those agents not pertaining to the medieval framework of Christendom posed several challenges: how to compare and commensurate their rank and dignity with European examples? How to adapt (and t…
The true solution for every difficulty
A close relative and counsellor of five emperors and two kings of Spain, Maria of Austria (1528–1603) symbolised the personal union of the House of Austria during the second half of the sixteenth century. She acted as regent of Spain, consort queen of Bohemia, empress, and as dowager empress continued her political activities while ostensibly secluded in a convent. Mainly through non-institutional channels, Maria was the spinal column of the dyna…
The Cloistered Ambassador
In line with its medieval predecessors, the Habsburg court had no particular problem in receiving representatives from outside the Christendom’s framework. Until 1580 these usually included Maghrebi envoys with an ambiguous status and without a notable diplomatic presence. Subsequently, the aggregation of the crown of Portugal to the Spanish Monarchy and the ceremonial standardization that gradually took place led, on the one hand, to the arrival…
Siren’s song
The island of Tabarka, off the northwestern coast of modern Tunisia, was an active coral-fishing factory during the mid-sixteenth century. Its political status was unclear, straddling Tunisian sovereignty and Spanish military control, while being economic ally exploited by the Genoa-based Lomellini company. It also operated as a privileged hub of information for Maghrebi affairs, supplying fresh news to the Spanish autho rities during the critica…
Hafsids and Habsburgs in the Early Modern Mediterranean
Peer reviewed
Historical Influence and Diplomacy (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Historical Studies on Spain (3 works) · History (3 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)