Early Modern State Formation, Patriarchal Families, and Marriage in Absolutist Spain
The Elopement of Manrique De Lara and Luisa De Acuña y Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079823 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aurelio M Espinosa (Arizona State University, corresponding author), Aurelio Espinosa (Department of Religious Studies at Arizona State University, Tempe) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-20 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0363199006294765 |
| OpenAlex | W2073093592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
The intercessory role of churchmen trained in jurisprudence was constitutive of state formation. Using religion and legal prescriptives, bureaucrats advanced the monarchical state into a regulator of disorderly behaviors and patriarchal initiatives about inheritance. This elopement case reveals the improvisational nature of the Castilian legal system that allowed individuals to defend personal preferences and to contest diverse levels of authority, from parental directives to regal decisions. The elopement revealed a tension between the aristocracy and the ecclesiastical government, and it catalyzed several important changes in early modern Spain. As religious experts debated the nature of marriage, their arguments about the consensual basis of the sacrament crystallized canonical ideas that later became inscribed in Tridentine formulations. When the Council of Castile decided to uphold the validity of the elopement, it took the debate out of the family realm and brought it into that of the nation-state
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |