The real Maestranza de Caballería de Mexico: a frustrated institution (1790)

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  • Benjamín Flores Hernández Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/15crscsh430

Keywords:

chivalry, monarchy, Mexico, maestranza, frustrated

Abstract

This paper presents and analice in their own historical context the pretension of establishing a cavalry mastery is on February 3, 1790, presented to King Charles IV the self-called << cuerpo de hijosdalgo americanos y europeos>> of Mexico City, with the support of Viceroy Revillagigedo. The background of the application is studied, it explains what the cavalry masters have been in the Spanish monarchy and the process is followed until its conclusion, with the royal refusal to accede to it.

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Published

2004-01-01

How to Cite

Flores Hernández, B. (2004). The real Maestranza de Caballería de Mexico: a frustrated institution (1790). Caleidoscopio - Biannual Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 8(15), 29–53. https://doi.org/10.33064/15crscsh430

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