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INTRODUCTION
MaríaInmaculadaRodríguezMoya,inthestudyTeBaroquefestivals
intheking’scourt(1555-1808),concludedherlastresearchanalysingthemost
relevantcharacteristicsoftheSpanishRoyalCourt)sfestivitiesinRoyal
Sites,Madridandothersignifcantcities.Hercontributionpermitstoob-
servethepeculiarityofHabsburgsandBourbonsfestiveiconographyand
itsmediums,suchashieroglyphs,emblems,ephemeralarchitectureand
urbanembellishments.
PabloGonzálezTornel,inthetextPalermo:aBaroquecapitalofkings
describedtheurbanreformscarriedoutinthe17thcentury,whichtrans-
formedtheSiciliancapitalintooneoftheEuropeancitiesmostsharply
defnedbytheimageofroyalpower.
Inthenextchapter,FestivecourtsintheNewWorld:thepoliticaljourney
ofLuisdeVelascoyCastillaintheAmericanviceroyalties,JuanChivaBeltrán
raisedthequestionofthesymbolicpresenceoftheSpanishkingatthe
festivalsorganizedinhisAmericanpossessions,ontheexampleofthetri-
umphanttourofthe8thviceroyofNewSpain.
OskarJ.Rojewski,inthetext“Pourlafestedel’ordredelaToisond’orde
MonditSeigneurnagairestenueensavilledeBruges”–TeAssemblyoftheOrder
oftheGoldenFleecein1468andartisticpatronageofCharlestheBoldanalysed
thestateaccountsaimingthedescriptionoftheceremonialandartistic
patronageoftheAssemblyoftheOrderoftheGoldenFleeceintheBur-
gundianState.TemembersofthisinstitutionduringtheEarlyModern
AgeplayedanimportantroleintheHabsburginternationalalairsand
dynasticpropagandaofpower.
AntonioGozalboNadal,inthestudyTemilitarymarchinhonourof
CharlesVbeforetheconquestofTunis(Barcelona,1535),collatedthetworelations
aboutthegreatparade-organizedontheeveoftheTunisexpedition-with
itsrepresentationonthesecondpieceofthetapestryseriesTeConquestof
Tunis,weavedinBrussels,between1548and1554.
TetextuCondosinfantescolmalarealcuna”.Tefestivalsfortwingrand-
childrenofCharlesIIIandfortheBritishpeacein1784,byCristinaIgualCastelló,
describedthefestivitiesthattookplaceinValenciatocelebratethesigningof
apeacebetweenSpainandGreatBritainaswellasthebirthofnewinfants.It
isworthnoticingthatvariousinstitutionsandorganizations,suchastheRoy-
alAcademyofFineArts,theguilds,andtheparishescooperatedinthecre-
ationoftheephemeralartworkswiththeintentiontoglorifytheMonarchy.
