Vol. 13 (2024): Subaltern Writing and Popular Memory in the Early Modern World
Articles

People, Pamphlets and Popular Mobilisation in the Aragonese Rebellion of 1591

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  • Jesús Gascón Pérez
Jesús Gascón Pérez
Universidad de Zaragoza
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jems-2279-7149-15264

Published 2024-07-31

Keywords

  • 1591 Aragonese Rebellion,
  • Hispanic Monarchy,
  • Pamphlets,
  • Political Conflicts,
  • Popular Mobilisation

How to Cite

Gascón Pérez, J. (2024). People, Pamphlets and Popular Mobilisation in the Aragonese Rebellion of 1591. Journal of Early Modern Studies, 13. https://doi.org/10.36253/jems-2279-7149-15264

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Abstract

In 1591, Philip II faced a revolt from his Aragonese subjects. A good number of nobles, priests and citizens were involved in the rebellion, but artisans, farmers and other members of the people also played a role in it. The article focuses on this important conflict, emphasising the relevance of popular intervention and how it was mobilised by the pamphlets which the leaders of the movement commissioned and spread by diverse means in order to gain the support of the less privileged ranks of Aragonese society. In this sense, the Aragonese Rebellion of 1591 offers a good example of popular mobilisation and of the limits of popular agency within a political conflict during the Early Modern Age.

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