Details

Subjects:

Catholic Church. Curia Romana.
Catholic Church -- Spain -- History.
Catholic Church.
Jurisdiction (Ecclesiastical law) -- Spain -- Early works to 1800.
Church and state -- Spain -- Early works to 1800.
History.
Politics and government.
Church and state.
Jurisdiction (Ecclesiastical law).
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1700-1746 -- Early works to 1800.
Spain -- History -- Philip V, 1700-1746 -- Early works to 1800.
Spain.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Manuscripts, Spanish.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

Spanish.

Biography/History:

Appointed fiscal general of the Royal Council of Castile in 1712.

Summary:

Summary of negotiations between the new Bourbon government of Philip V of Spain and the Roman Curia, which took place in Paris in 1712. Philip V had expelled the papal nuncio from Spain in 1709 when the Pope decided to support Archduke Charles in the War of Spanish Succession. As it became clear that Philip V would be victorious, the negotiations with the papal nuncio in Paris were initiated to restore diplomatic relations between Spain and Rome. Dated 19 December 1713 when given to the Royal Council of Castile, Macanaz's summary also recommends the limitation of the Roman Curia's influence in Spain. Macanaz advises that in matters of faith the church doctrine should be "blindly followed" but in matters of government every sovereign must follow the municipal laws of the realm first and foremost. He argues that the Roman Curia has exceeded its authority in the administration of benefices and that these should be handled locally. He also recommends that the papal nuncio in Spain, who in 1537 had been granted legal jurisdiction by Charles I, be stripped of all legal jurisdiction and revert to the pre-1537 status of diplomatic representative only. He makes similar recommendations in other areas concerning ecclesiastical pensions, marriage dispensations, and the management of all levels of clergy.

Contents:

1. f.1r-41r: Proposiciones que de orden de Su Majestad hizo don Melchor de Macanaz al concejo para que consultase lo que fuese conveniente para el condordato que se estava tratando en Paris con la corte de Roma / Melchor Rafael de Macanaz.
2. f.41v-72r: Estas proposiciones hizo d[o]n Melchor de Macanas en diferentes ynformes recividos / Melchor Rafael de Macanaz.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from caption title (f.1r).
Foliation: Paper, i + 72 + i leaves; [1-72]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.
Layout: Written in 19-20 long lines.
Script: Written in a cursive script.
Watermark: Unidentified watermark consisting of a picador; unidentified watermark consisting of a bull.
Binding: Boards.
Origin: Probably written in Spain in the 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 184 (Ms. Lea 178).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1409

Contributor:

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.

OCLC:

310915940