Denuncia social y corrupción en la obra del afrancesado Manuel José Centeno (1821)
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El clero afrancesado en 1808 apostaba por la monarquía Bonaparte esperando cambios en las rígidas estructuras del Antiguo Régimen en España. El reformismo de la Ilustración francesa era la esperanza depositada en la nueva dinastía josefina, sobre todo en el orden económico, social y político del país. Con este trabajo pretendemos profundizar en el análisis de Memoria sobre los expósitos, de Manuel José Centeno, en la que trataremos de detectar las denuncias de corrupción en las instituciones de beneficencia. Este grupo de clérigos apostó por las reformas ilustradas y por la humanización del cuidado de los expósitos y huérfanos en las instituciones donde los ingresaban. La atención a las madres solteras y su seguridad fue otra de las preocupaciones manifiestas en la obra, sobre todo para evitar los abortos clandestinos y los infanticidios, tan habituales en la época
The Frenchified clergy in 1808 backed the Bonaparte monarchy, hoping for changes in the rigid structures of the Ancient Regime in Spain. The reformism of the French Enlightenment was the hope placed in the new Josephine dynasty, especially in the economic, social and political order of the country. The aim of this paper is to analyze Manuel José Centeno’s Memoria sobre los expósitos, in which we will try to detect the allegations of corruption in the charitable institutions. This group of clergymen supported the enlightened reforms and the humanization of the care of foundlings and orphans in the institutions where they were admitted. The care and safety of unmarried mothers was another of the concerns expressed in the work, above all to prevent clandestine abortions and infanticide, which were so common at the time
The Frenchified clergy in 1808 backed the Bonaparte monarchy, hoping for changes in the rigid structures of the Ancient Regime in Spain. The reformism of the French Enlightenment was the hope placed in the new Josephine dynasty, especially in the economic, social and political order of the country. The aim of this paper is to analyze Manuel José Centeno’s Memoria sobre los expósitos, in which we will try to detect the allegations of corruption in the charitable institutions. This group of clergymen supported the enlightened reforms and the humanization of the care of foundlings and orphans in the institutions where they were admitted. The care and safety of unmarried mothers was another of the concerns expressed in the work, above all to prevent clandestine abortions and infanticide, which were so common at the time
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Feria Lorenzo, D. J., & Ramos Cobano, C. (2025). Denuncia social y corrupción en la obra del afrancesado Manuel José Centeno (1821). In Vegueta: Anuario de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia (pp. 165–186). Faculty of Geography and History, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. https://doi.org/10.51349/veg.2025.1.07














