Publication: Ejecutorias de hidalguía emitidas por la Chancillería de Granada e iluminadas en esa ciudad
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Marchena Hidalgo, Rosario
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Ediciones Universidad Autónoma de Chile / Enredars-Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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Las ejecutorias de hidalguía son documentos públicos, emitidos por las chancillerías de Valladolid o de Granada que recogen los pleitos entre el aspirante a ser reconocido hidalgo, por una parte, y el concejo de la localidad de la que es vecino y el procurador fiscal en nombre del rey, por otra. Si la sentencia final es favorable al pretendiente éste hace copiar todo el documento original por un escribano de letra de forma y después iluminarlo con el fin de exhibirlo como garantía de su hidalguía y, en muchos casos también, como ostentación de su riqueza. Que el documento haya sido emitido por la Chancillería de Granada no implica que la copia rica haya tenido que hacerse en esa ciudad porque el hidalgo tenía libertad para buscar al escribano e iluminador en cualquier sitio que eligiera guiándose por motivos de proximidad a su residencia, económicos o artísticos.
The ejecutorias de hidalguía (Executive Letters of Nobility) are public documents issued by the Chanceries of Valladolid or Granada. They record the legal disputes between an aspirant seeking recognition as a hidalgo (nobleman), and the local town council (concejo) alongside the fiscal prosecutor acting on behalf of the King. If the final ruling favors the claimant, they commission a scribe to produce a copy of the original document in formal script (letra de forma), which is subsequently illuminated. These copies served both as a legal guarantee of their noble status and, in many instances, as an ostentatious display of wealth. The fact that a document was issued by the Chancery of Granada does not imply that the luxury copy was produced in that city; the hidalgo was free to hire a scribe and an illuminator anywhere, choosing based on proximity to their residence, cost, or artistic preference.
The ejecutorias de hidalguía (Executive Letters of Nobility) are public documents issued by the Chanceries of Valladolid or Granada. They record the legal disputes between an aspirant seeking recognition as a hidalgo (nobleman), and the local town council (concejo) alongside the fiscal prosecutor acting on behalf of the King. If the final ruling favors the claimant, they commission a scribe to produce a copy of the original document in formal script (letra de forma), which is subsequently illuminated. These copies served both as a legal guarantee of their noble status and, in many instances, as an ostentatious display of wealth. The fact that a document was issued by the Chancery of Granada does not imply that the luxury copy was produced in that city; the hidalgo was free to hire a scribe and an illuminator anywhere, choosing based on proximity to their residence, cost, or artistic preference.




