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The fight against the Monarchia Universalis of Philip II: The modification of the holy see's policy in Flanders and France regarding the Spanish Monarchy at the end of the 16th century [La lucha contra la Monarchia Universalis de Felipe II: La modificación de la política de la santa sede en Flandes y Francia respecto a la Monarquía Hispana a finales del siglo XVI]

Publicated to:Hispania. 71 (237): 65-85 - 2011-01-01 71(237), DOI: 10.3989/hispania.2011.v71.i237.336

Authors: Hortal Muñoz JE

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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Campus Fuenlabrada, Dpto. de Ciencias de la Educación, el Lenguaje, la Cultura Y Las Artes, Camino del Molino, s/n, 28943 Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The process of Confessionalization that was followed by Philip II was limited to the control of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction in his kingdoms and the justification of his politics for religious motives. All this forced the papacy to follow the political and religious interests of the Spanish Monarchy during the second half of the 16th century, albeit against its will. The situation changed with the election of Clement VIII as pope, through his support of the discalced reform and his control over bishops and dioceses. From a political point of view, the Pope took advantage of the chaotic situation in France to gain independence from the Spanish Monarchy. Philip II's demands that his Holiness allow France to reach a religious schism were not backed by the Pope. In granting absolution to Henry of Bourbon, Clement VIII took the definitive step towards freeing Rome from the pressures of Spain, thus keeping it from achieving the Monarchia Universalis. In this article, I am arguing that the Holy See notably increased its diplomatic presence in the Netherlands during those years, creating the Nunciature of Flanders in 1594 in order to influence the decision-making of the Spanish ministers in the north of Europe. I intend to prove this hypothesis through the study of the correspondence generated by the different diplomats sent by the pope and by Philip II's ministers in northern Europe, mainly kept in the Archivio Segreto Vaticano, as well as in the Spanish archives of Simancas, Zabálburu and the Instituto Valencia de Don Juan.

Keywords
16th centuryFlandersFranceInternational politicsPapacySpanish monarchy

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Hispania due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2011, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR), in the category Linguistics, in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category History, classified as A in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as A by the agency AGUAR.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-16:

  • Scopus: 5
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 11 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Hortal Muñoz, José Eloy) and Last Author (Hortal Muñoz, José Eloy).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Hortal Muñoz, José Eloy.