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Having succeeded in establishing themselves in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, in the early 16th century Spain and Portugal became the first imperial powers on a worldwide scale. Between 1580 and 1640, when these two entities were united, they achieved an almost global hegemony, constituting the largest political force in Europe and abroad. Although they lost their political primacy in the seventeenth century, both monarchies survived and were able to enjoy a relative success until the early 19th century. The aim of this collection is to answer the question how and why their cultural and political legacies persist to date. Part I focuses on the construction of the monarchy, examining the ways different territories integrated in the imperial network mainly by inquiring to what extent local political elites maintained their autonomy, and to what a degree they shared power with the royal administration. Part II deals primarily with the circulation of ideas, models and people,
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About the author
Pedro Cardim is associate professor at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal
. Tamar Herzog is the Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs and the Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at Harvard University.
Jose Javier Ruiz Ibanez is the author of Las Milicias del Rey de Espana. Sociedad, Politica E Identidad En Las Monarquias Ibericas.
Gaetano Sabatini is a professor of economic history at the University of Rome III. He is a former researcher at the National Research Council and has taught at the University Murcia and Pablo de Olavide Universtiy in Spain.
