El control de la corrupción en los tribunales castellanos durante siglo XVII: ¿quimera o realidad?
ISSN: 1699-7778
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: 8
Issue: 35
Pages: 312-336
Type: Article
More publications in: Tiempos modernos: Revista Electrónica de Historia Moderna
Abstract
Visits were the most used mechanism by the Monarchy to control the operations of the royal court. Historiography has questioned and continues to question today, whether these visitations were effective. This paperattempts to shed some light on thisquestion. Therefore, we have first examined the clearaccounts ofvisitations froman arbitrator, Mr. Gaspar de Pons; followed by the study of several key aspects of theexecutionand the instructions for the visitationsheld to the Castilian Chancelleriesand Hearings during the 17th century.
Funding information
Este trabajo se inscribe en el marco del proyecto de investigación Entre venalidad y corrupción en la Monarquía Hispánica durante el Antiguo Régimen (HAR2014-55305-P), financiado por el Ministerio de Educación e Innovación.Funders
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Ministerio de Educación e Innovación
Spain
- HAR2014-55305-P