Power, Conflicts and Riots in Spanish Sicily (16th-17th Centuries)

14 November 2024. From 18:30 | Conference | Italian | IEMed

Rossella Cancila is professor of Modern History at the University of Palermo and member of the “Società Italiana per la Storia dell’Età Moderna” (SISEM). Her research focuses on the history of Sicily during the Modern Era, especially on the social repercussions of its politics and economy. She has also studied the dynamics and structure of the feudal power of Sicily under the Spanish Monarchy. Some of her academic publications are: Palermo giornate cruciali (ed., Rubbettino, 2023),“La Sicilia nella monarchia di Filippo IV. Politica e società”(en La Corte de Felipe IV 1621-1665: Reconfiguración de la Monarquía Católica,2018), and Il pane e la politica. La rivolta palermitana del 1560 (ed., Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 1999).

ABSTRACT

Through the analysis of several case studies, the lecture focuses on the context of conflict in the kingdom of Sicily during the 16th and 17th centuries. From this evaluation emerge various reflections regarding the power dynamics and/or loyalty between the royal authority and the powerful Sicilian feudalism, the influence of the Inquisition, the role of urban elites, and the control of resource management at the local level, as well as international intrigues and autonomist aspirations.

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Read Cancila’s AulaMed article.