mgrana.bsky.social
PhD. Visiting fellow (2024-2025)
Centre for Early Modern Exchanges at UCL
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Political and legal cultures. Early Modern Iberian Worlds.
Husband to @andrewgrana.bsky.social
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Why did I miss this! There is so much common ground with the Early Modern Iberian Worlds!
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No es muy distinto aquí. Si te sirve de consuelo.
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Animo, Paco. Todo llega. Un abrazo
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This is an invitation to think about the nature of Early Modern polities and the way they operated. Unfortunately, this is not an Open Access item. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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However, they were also vulnerable pieces in a complex structure of “weak ties” exposed to courtier politics and political changes. In its conclusions, I establish a comparison with the situation in sixteenth century England.
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These networks ran across multiple juxtaposed jurisdictions which they used to their advantage, when possible. These highly mobile characters benefitted from the polycentric Spanish Monarchy, becoming instrumental to empire expansion.
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This research, that combines both micro and global history analysis, is based on royal treasury official Juan Lozano Machuca (1539-1585) and his world of social connections, among them the powerful Corzo family and Philip II's secretary Antonio de Eraso.
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Felicitaciones, che! Que buenas nuevas!
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Me, please! Ta
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Un lujo de acompañante, Héctor!
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This sounds very interesting
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Hopefully, the first of many times. It is fundamental to understand the importance of the New World in the architecture of Philip II's global empire. Techniques, materials, peoples and knowledges circulated globally and you show this very well.
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It will be an honour to have you, Laura. I enjoyed reading your introduction and first chapter. It is an insightful research!
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Pensé que estabas en Inglaterra por un minuto. Luego abrí la foto y me di cuenta... aquí para variar hay sol hoy... bueno, creo que eso en el cielo es sol
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Lenaro o lenaso. It's a difficult one!
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Doesn't it say presidente Nicolas Velasco? May be I am seeing things after spending my day today with notarial records.
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No hay de que, Paco. Espero que estés bien. Un abrazo