El reino de Navarra en la Monarquía Hispánica: nuevos enfoques desde la documentación de Juan Rena [The kingdom of Navarre in the Hispanic Monarchy: new approaches based on Juan Rena’s documents]

Abstract

Juan Rena was a treasurer for Castilian tax office in Navarre (1512-1539) and held numerous positions in Finance, the Army, Navy and the Church, until he was appointed bishop of Pamplona (1538). The rich documentation of the Rena Archives in the General Archive of Navarre allows to study the integration processes of Navarre in the Hispanic Monarchy in the first third of the sixteenth century, and the relationships Navarre had with the rest of Spain and Europe. This paper discusses those issues in five sections: a) investments in military affairs; b) inclusion of Navarre within the Spanish economy; c) participation of Rena in wars outside Navarre; d) arrival into Navarre of information coming from Spain and Europe; e) introduction of...