This research focuses on the study of Iberian nobility in Spain and America, challenging the deep-rooted tradition of considering them as separate entities. The fundamental question of whether or not a transatlantic nobility, within the framework of the Hispanic Monarchy, exists is asked. The purpose is to investigate the spatial, legal, social, and human continuity of the noble network on both sides of the Atlantic, focusing on the success and difficulties experienced by the elites in their social ascent and how they capitalized on or overcame transatlantic challenges. This consideration distances itself from the static and conservative view of peninsular aristocracies, exploring the interaction between change and continuity and its impact on the empire’s elites. To achieve this, a solid relational database will be employed, and specific family sagas will be examined, allowing for the unveiling of new, complementary, and contradictory dimensions that have been largely unexplored in historiography.
For more information: Manuel Diaz-Ordoñez, Domingo Savio Rodríguez Baena, Bartolomé Yun-Casalilla, «A new approach for the construction of historical databases. NoSQL document oriented databases: the example of AtlantoCracies», Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Volume 38, Issue 3, September 2023, Pages 1014–1032.