The Abella Case (1819-1820). Discussing Social Changes during the First Restauration of Absolutism in Spain
| Autor: | Arnaud Pierre |
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| Jazyk: | Catalan; Valencian<br />English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />French<br />Italian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Pasado y Memoria, Vol 0, Iss 18, Pp 195-220 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1579-3311 2386-4745 |
| DOI: | 10.14198/PASADO2019.18.09 |
| Popis: | This article studies a case of disenso (a judicial proceeding in which the authority of the State is asked to decide whether a wedding is to be authorized or prohibited) which took place in Barcelona in 1819-1820. The Barons of Abella tried to oppose to the wedding of their daughter and heiress Raimunda de Subirá with her fiancé José Calasanz Abad, a merchant al pormenor (i.e. shop-owner). The case highlights the fact that there are strong discrepancies amongst the ruling elites during the First Absolutist Restauration of Fernando VII. Ultra-reactionaries and “moderates”, who felt close to Enlightment thinking, opposed radically when questioning social change. Whilst the former defended a conception of the society deeply rooted in the Old Regime (rigid division between nobility and common folk), the latter acknowledged that the society was changing. Consequently, a royalist political culture seemed impossible to maintain. |
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