Spain as a political entity can be traced to the joining of the two
largest Iberian kingdoms through the marriage of Ferdinand of
Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469. Over the course of the next
centuries, Spain rose to European dominance, presided over the
world's largest empire, and saw its power and wealth decline until
it was finally conquered and occupied by Napoleon in the early
nineteenth century. Early Modern Spain: A Documentary History, the
first broad-ranging collection in English of writings from the
entire period from 1469 to the end of the eighteenth century,
comprises 61 documents carefully selected and introduced by Jon
Cowans. Beginning with the marriage contract of Ferdinand and
Isabella, the volume unveils the rich and turbulent history of
early modern Spain through contemporary writings, including
documents on the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, a narrative of the
conquest of Mexico, accounts of the Inquisition, a profile of King
Philip II, a cleric's primer on "the perfect wife," a sermon on the
defeat of the "Invincible Armada" in 1588, reports of a bread riot
in Seville, a royal investigation of the painter Velazquez, Benito
Feijoo's "defense of women" of 1737, a 1790 denunciation of
bullfighting, and Charles IV's declaration of war on revolutionary
France in 1793. Covering political, cultural, social, and economic
history, Early Modern Spain: A Documentary History provides a
valuable opportunity to explore the history of Spain through
primary sources, revealing the problems and experiences of Spain's
empire, tensions among ethnic groups and across regions, the place
of women and minorities in Spanish society, and the outlooks and
roles of Spanish artists.
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