De las tertulias a la conspiración: la disputa por la belleza y las amistades peligrosas de Alejandro Malaspina en Madrid
[EN] This article reviews the period spent by Malaspina in Madrid after his “voyage around the world”, until his arrest in November 1795. Exploring sources hitherto ignored by Malaspinian historiography, the article focuses on Malaspina’s participation in a literary dispute which took place in the D...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/375234 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/375234 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Alejandro Malaspina Diario de Madrid Ciriaco de Ceballos Marchioness of Matallana Opposition to Godoy Aesthetics Marquesa de Matallana Oposición a Godoy Estética Historiography European history |
| Sumario: | [EN] This article reviews the period spent by Malaspina in Madrid after his “voyage around the world”, until his arrest in November 1795. Exploring sources hitherto ignored by Malaspinian historiography, the article focuses on Malaspina’s participation in a literary dispute which took place in the Diario de Madrid, where he published under pseudonym four philosophical letters on Beauty. These letters constitute the direct antecedent of his Meditation on Beauty, his most personal work, written in prison after his arrest. Lastly, the paper analyses Malaspina’s relationship with his neighbour in Madrid, Fernanda O’Connock, Marchioness of Matallana, a woman linked to the political opposition to Manuel Godoy and an outstanding conspirator agent against the Prime Minister, who very possibly played a much more active role than previously recognised in the so-called “Malaspina conspiracy”. |
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