Las colegiatas de Andalucía ante el Concordato de 1851
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Con este trabajo se pretende dar a
conocer una faceta poco conocida de la
historia institucional de la Iglesia: la de la
disolución de la mayoría de las colegiatas
españolas con motivo de la aplicación del
Concordato de 1851. Para ello se ha optado
por el análisis de una documentación
muy concreta como son las exposiciones
realizadas por los propios cabildos
colegiales para intentar evitar el destino
señalado y conseguir la conservación de
sus instituciones. En especial, aquellas
que fueron enviadas al nuncio apostólico
en busca de su intermediación con el
Gobierno de España y que se conservan
en el Archivo Secreto Vaticano. Gracias a
ello se ha podido analizar este proceso legal
desde el punto de vista de las instituciones
suprimidas. En sus misivas al nuncio no
solo aparece reflejada su preocupación ante
las medidas liberales, sino cuáles creían ellos
que eran las fortalezas de sus colegiatas y la
mejor estrategia para evitar la desaparición
The present paper aims to throw some light on a rather unknown aspect of the institutional history of the Church, namely, the dissolution of most Spanish Collegiate Churches on account of the enforcement of the Concordat of 1851. In order to do so, we have chosen to analyze a very specific kind of documents: the expositions drafted by Collegiate Church Councils in an attempt to avoid their designated fate and to warrant the preservation of their institutions, particularly those expositions sent to the Apostolic Nuncio looking for his mediation with the Spanish Government and which are now kept at the Vatican Secret Archives. In light of such documentation, we have been able to study this legal process from the viewpoint of the suppressed institutions. In their letters to the Nuncio, they revealed not only their grave concerns in the face of liberal measures, but also what they believed to be the strengths of their Collegiate churches and the best strategy to avert their demise
The present paper aims to throw some light on a rather unknown aspect of the institutional history of the Church, namely, the dissolution of most Spanish Collegiate Churches on account of the enforcement of the Concordat of 1851. In order to do so, we have chosen to analyze a very specific kind of documents: the expositions drafted by Collegiate Church Councils in an attempt to avoid their designated fate and to warrant the preservation of their institutions, particularly those expositions sent to the Apostolic Nuncio looking for his mediation with the Spanish Government and which are now kept at the Vatican Secret Archives. In light of such documentation, we have been able to study this legal process from the viewpoint of the suppressed institutions. In their letters to the Nuncio, they revealed not only their grave concerns in the face of liberal measures, but also what they believed to be the strengths of their Collegiate churches and the best strategy to avert their demise







