Juan de Ovando: Governing the Spanish Empire in the Reign of Phillip II
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Philip II is a fascinating and enigmatic figure in Spanish history, but it was his letrados--professional bureaucrats and ministers trained in law--who made his vast castilian empire possible. In Juan de Ovando, Stafford Poole traces the life and career of a key minister in the king's government to explore the role that letrados played in Spanish society as they sought to displace the higher nobility in the administration through a system based...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0806135921
ISBN13:9780806135922
Release Date:July 2004
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:293 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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