Franciscanos y franciscanismo en la política y en la corte de la Castilla Trastámara (1369-1475)

Abstract

Many authors noticed, a couple of years ago, that, by the end of the Middle Ages, the existence of a Franciscan atmosphere changed some characteristics of the religious reality. This fact led the author to seek the political effects of the earlier demonstrations of this franciscanism during the Trastamara period. It became evident in their tangible involvement in the political problems of the moment and in their daily presence in court circles. The author has not forgotten the Franciscan influence on the shaping of a special kind of religious devotion from ere royal family, nor their taking part in the development of a policy to reform the religion by the monarchy itself. This particularly appears through the phenomenon we analyze here. This study is supplemented by a prosopographic account of the most involved Franciscans in politics between 1366 and 1475. It is the most palpable demonstration of the problem.