Matthias Gloël: La “Relacion de la salud, sitio y disposición de Valladolid”. Un intento vallisoletano para mantener la corte
Abstract
This study analyses the Relación de la salud, sitio y disposición de Valladolid, written in 1605 during the residence of the monarchy’s court in this city (1601-1606). This document, which consists of three parts, is written in an epidemic context, which is why the Kings temporarily have left the city. Its purpose is to convince the King to maintain the court in Valladolid despite the current sanitary situation. We analyze the sanitary arguments, the text exposes to pursue this goal and we interpret them in the context of its time, by analyzing them in the context of the literature which glorified territories and cities with several criteria, among the health situation.
[The court of the Spanish monarchy, “war between capital cities,” Philip III, Valladolid]
