An edition of Juan de Ovando (2004)
Juan de Ovando
governing the Spanish Empire in the reign of Phillip II
By Stafford Poole
Publish Date
2004
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Language
eng
Pages
299
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."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: History, Biography, Statesmen, Statesmen, biography, Spain, biography, Spain, history, Lynching, Frontier and pioneer life, montana, Montana, history, Vigilantes, Frontier and pioneer life
People: Juan de Ovando
Places: Spain
Times: Philip II, 1556-1598