Los verdaderos enemigos del gobierno virreinal. ¿Las élites locales o las circunstancias históricas?
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Herrera, Arnulfo
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Journal article
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Spanish; Castilian
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text (article)
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2022
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Hipogrifo: Revista de Literatura y Cultura del Siglo de Oro ISSN 2328-1308 Vol. 10, Nº. 1, 2022, pags. 225-236
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Amid spectacular and dazzling ceremonies, of ephemeral architecture and allegorical paintings placed in squares, of wordy and official literature, New Spain's society swore boundless fidelity to the new rulers sent from Spain. Yet, deep down, that staged allegiance to the viceroy was contingent on a commitment to uphold the customs and maintain the established order. This status quo benefited a privileged group of criollos and well-established Spaniards, who carried out all kinds of businesses protected by ordinances and regulations that they did not comply with or interpret in their way to enrich themselves and their families. For this reason, when, in 1622, the viceroy Marquis of Gelves tried to impose order upon New Spain by pressuring judges to do justice effectively and selflessly, fighting nepotism and corruption (as well as the disproportionate enrichment of the high-level bureaucracy), regulating the prices of victuals, keeping the roads clear of thieves, dictating measures so that the clergy and religious duly attended to their jurisdictions, the whole kingdom pounced on him. A riot masked as a popular tumult, whose threads were covertly managed by the clergy (headed by Archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna), set fire to the government palace and deposed the viceroy, who had to seek refuge in the convent of San Francisco to save his life. This work aims to show that New Spain's official literature was as hypocritical and poisonous as any pasquinade posted on the walls of the viceregal palace