Contra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey

In 1720, Don Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, then archbishop of La Plata, was named viceroy of Perú for the second time, at the end of Prince Caracciolo’s term. During his last term as viceroy, Morcillo was elevated to the Metropolitan Archbishopric, thus holding both...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:01a8c735f69c47bb9ea6ed797b34bc292021-12-01T16:38:08ZContra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey10.34096/mace.v29i2.99791851-3751https://doaj.org/article/01a8c735f69c47bb9ea6ed797b34bc292021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1851-3751In 1720, Don Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, then archbishop of La Plata, was named viceroy of Perú for the second time, at the end of Prince Caracciolo’s term. During his last term as viceroy, Morcillo was elevated to the Metropolitan Archbishopric, thus holding both powers, religious and political. Several pamphlets were published accusing the Viceroy of severe irregularities, such as embezzlement, nepotism, greed, corruption, bribery, etc. Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo, a criollo intelectualclose to the viceregal power, wrote two texts defending him from his enemies: Templo de la Fama Vindicado ([1720] 1996), y Diálogo político. La Verdad y la Justicia ([1724] 1996). In this article, I analyze both of these texts and examine the rhetorical devices used in their double function: as defense of the viceregal authority, and as part of the rhetorical and performative position of the criollo intelectual under Bourbon power.Mariana ZinniUniversidad de Buenos Airesarticleperalta barnuevoviceroy morcilloviceroy’s defenseviceregal rhetoricEthnology. Social and cultural anthropologyGN301-674Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENESPTMemoria Americana, Vol 2, Iss 29, Pp 171-185 (2021)
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topic peralta barnuevo
viceroy morcillo
viceroy’s defense
viceregal rhetoric
Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology
GN301-674
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
spellingShingle peralta barnuevo
viceroy morcillo
viceroy’s defense
viceregal rhetoric
Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology
GN301-674
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
Mariana Zinni
Contra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey
description In 1720, Don Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, then archbishop of La Plata, was named viceroy of Perú for the second time, at the end of Prince Caracciolo’s term. During his last term as viceroy, Morcillo was elevated to the Metropolitan Archbishopric, thus holding both powers, religious and political. Several pamphlets were published accusing the Viceroy of severe irregularities, such as embezzlement, nepotism, greed, corruption, bribery, etc. Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo, a criollo intelectualclose to the viceregal power, wrote two texts defending him from his enemies: Templo de la Fama Vindicado ([1720] 1996), y Diálogo político. La Verdad y la Justicia ([1724] 1996). In this article, I analyze both of these texts and examine the rhetorical devices used in their double function: as defense of the viceregal authority, and as part of the rhetorical and performative position of the criollo intelectual under Bourbon power.
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title Contra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey
title_short Contra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey
title_full Contra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey
title_fullStr Contra Morcillo: Peralta Barnuevo y la defensa del virrey
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