Juan de Ovando
Governing the Spanish Empire in the Reign of Philip II
Edición de la obra Juan de Ovando
| Autor | Stafford Poole |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2011 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 304 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780806142388 |
| Número de Cutter | P822j |
"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 upon merit."--BOOK JACKET.