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Juan de Ovando

Governing the Spanish Empire in the Reign of Philip II

Juan de Ovando( )
Author: Poole, Stafford
ISBN:978-0-8061-4238-8
Publication Date:Jul 2011
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $35.00
Book Description:

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. Poole's biography...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political
Biography & Autobiography / Hispanic & Latino
History / Europe / Spain
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 1.829 cm
Book Weight:0.488 Kilograms



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