Abstract
The decree by which the Cortes of 22 May 1809 were summoned by the Junta Suprema of the realm marked the beginning of a political debate of great intensity in Spain. Through this debate the different political positions and the various ideological profiles arising from the deep constitutional crisis of 1808 became gradually crystallised. This article approaches that debate from the regional perspective of one of the territories or provinces of the Bourbon monarchy—namely, the old Kingdom of Valencia— and by examining three figures relatively unknown to historians, Jose Canga Arguelles, Bartolome Ribelles and Francisco Xavier Borrul. Through an analysis of their works we can identify the diverse political and ideological positions within a broad constitutional reconsideration of the monarchy. This reconsideration will ultimately transcend the stereotypes of a radical and universalising liberalism, on the one hand, and of conservative and historicist positions, on the other.
Highlights
CARMEN GARCIA MONERRIS logical profiles arising from the deep constitutional crisis of 1808 became gradually crystallised
This article approaches that debate from the regional perspective of one of the territories or provinces of the Bourbon monarchy—namely, the old Kingdom of Valencia— and by examining three figures relatively unknown to historians, José Canga Arguelles, Bartolomé Ribelles and Francisco Xavier Borrul
Entre 1808 y 1812 se asiste en España, como ya sabemos, a una crisis constitucional de origen profundo, diverso y de trascendentales consecuencias
Summary
RESUMEN: El decreto de convocatoria de Cortes de 22 de mayo de 1809 de la Junta Suprema del Reino supuso para España el inicio de un debate político de gran intensidad a través del cual se fueron concretando los distintos posicionamientos políticos y los perfiles diversos de un primer liberalismo en el contexto de la profunda crisis constitucional abierta en 1808. Este trabajo quiere ser una aproximación a ese debate desde la óptica «regional» de uno de los territorios o provincias confirmadoras de la monarquía borbónica, la del antiguo Reino de Valencia, y a través de tres personajes de escasa fortuna historiográfica como José Canga Arguelles, Bartolomé Ribelles y Francisco Xavier Borrull.
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