Abstract
The Portuguese Restauracao (1640) took place during a period which was characterized by a high frequency of political �confessionalisation�, and at its highpoint by �raison d�Etat� which actively defended a strict �social disciplining�. This article puts forward a narrative structural pattern which describes and explains the semantic value of the multiple narrations that legitimize the political rebellion which led to the governance of D. Joao IV: 1) the flourishing Portugal, prior to the reign of the Habsburgs; 2) the unification with Spain as a radical break with an idealized past; 3) the period of captivity, expiation and trust in providence; 4) the triumphant and peaceful liberation; and 5) the joyous promise of future felicity. In accordance with this discursive structure, the Restauracao narrations are based on two conceptual lines: the legitimacy of origin and the legitimacy of the execution of power, both against the Habsburgs and in favor of the Braganca. Last but not least, the text defends that the Braganca adapted the practices of the pietas mariana, which already existed, with the intention to justify and consolidate their political legitimacy just as the Habsburgs had done with the pietas austriaca.
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took place during a period which was characterized by a high frequency of political “confessionalisation
This article puts forward a narrative structural pattern
explains the semantic value of the multiple narrations that legitimize the political rebellion which led to the governance of D. João IV
Summary
No livro La Fama Austriaca o Historia Panegírica de la vida y hechos del Emperador Fernando Segundo (1641), José Pellicer de Ossau y Tovar enumera as virtudes do imperador e destaca a sua permanente veneração pela hóstia consagrada, fato que associa à própria dinastia: “La frecuencia de los santos Sacramentos, y veneración del santísimo de la Eucharistia, continua y admirable, o para decirlo mejor, Austriaca.”[38] Essa estreita relação entre os Áustrias e a devoção eucarística, especialmente segundo o modelo narrativo da lenda iniciada com Rodolfo I, também era conhecida em Portugal.
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