THINKING MONARCHY, THINKING CATHEDRALS: TWO SPANISH AMERICAN PROSECUTORS, JUAN DE SOLORZANO AND JUAN PALAFOX

Authors

  • Oscar Mazín

Keywords:

Juan de Solórzano, Juan de Palafox, Mexico, New Spain, Council of the Indies, 17th century

Abstract

This article enquires about the procedures used in order to build political spheres in the Spanish-American monarchy, being that they were two thousand leagues away from the Spanish monarch. The author establishes a connection between the regular-secular clergy confrontation in New Spain and some resorts of power within the Consejo de Indias [Council of the Indies].

Issue

Section

El derecho de gentes y El Imperio