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Period: 1545 to 1563
The Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation arose as a renewal within the Church, starting with the sessions of the Council of Trent held between 1545 and 1563. There, the Catholic faith, the supremacy of the Pope and the ecclesiastical hierarchy were reaffirmed; the 7 sacraments, devotion to the saints and the Virgin were maintained. -
Period: 1559 to
Baroque Arquitecture
Baroque architecture emerged in the Italian peninsula at a time when the city-states had gradually lost their independence and were under foreign domination, first by Spain (1559-1713) and then by Austria. It began in Rome at the beginning of the 17th century, spread first through Italian cities, then reached the rest of Europe and America and exerted its influence throughout the Catholic world. -
1570
Baroque party
Throughout most of the 16th century, the Christian population of the former Nasrid capital maintained its celebratory traditions, typical of the festive calendar of the other lands of the state. They live alongside the Moors, locked in their houses and clinging to their traditions.
Around 1570, this story was cut short as the economic and moral crisis that had been going on before deepened, making a common social project impossible. -
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Conceptism
Conceptism is a current of literature, with a special course in the lyrical songbook of the 15th century and the Baroque of the 17th century in Spain, which is based on an ingenious association between words and ideas called concept.
It is characterized by seeking exact conciseness in the expression that concentrates the maximum meaning in the fewest possible words, in such a way that even several are concentrated, although with relevance to the topic or case being discussed. -
Economic declive
In the 17th century, Spain fell into debt and other countries, especially France and England, took over its place of hegemony in Europe. Agricultural and artisanal production declined due to the expulsion of the Moriscos, which had regrettable effects. Inflation rose, and less wealth arrived from America due to the exhaustion of the mines and the continuous piracy of English ships. There were wars, plagues and famines. The crisis provoked popular uprisings. -
Culteranism
Culteranism is a literary movement of the Spanish Baroque. It is also called Gongorism after its greatest Spanish exponent, the Cordoban poet Luis de Góngora, who contributed to its formation and gave it its definitive style. It is also considered a branch of Conceptism, with which it shares the intention of intensifying expression, separating it from the balance and classical clarity of writing. -
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Political decline
The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), between the Holy Roman Empire of the Habsburgs (which included the Germanic states, Austria and the Spanish Empire) and France, Sweden and other countries. What was disputed was the dominion of the Netherlands. The war harmed Spain even more and ended in 1648, with the signing of the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which staged the loss of power of the Habsburgs and the rise of the French Bourbons. -
Civil Arquitecture
Along with the construction of temples, hermitages, monasteries and sanctuaries, a civil architecture was developed that corresponded to the income that many of the most prosperous families of Murcia were obtaining between the 17th and 18th centuries. The noble houses and small palaces were not concentrated in the prosperous city of Murcia; the region is dotted with buildings that attract attention due to their ornamentation and size.