The work of the Spanish in Rome Philip III (1598-1621), protector of the arch-confraternity of the Resurrection

Abstract

This historical research work analyzes the relationship that King Philip III (1598-1621) maintained, as his protector, with the archconfraternity of the Holy Resurrection of the Spanish nation of Rome. On at least eleven occasions, the governor and the priors of the Roman pious work addressed the sovereign to inform him of their precarious situation and financial need. Philip III wrote at least four letters in which he confirmed the granting of some income on the assets of the churches of Naples and Sicily, as well as some customs duties in the ports of the Italian territories. This work also deals with some consequences of the royalist crisis of the 18th century and the elaboration of two false documents, two supposed letters written by Philip III, actually written by José García del Pino, secretary of the archconfraternity and of the national church of Santiago y San Ildefonso de los Españoles, in Plaza Navona, where the pious work had its canonical seat.