Fernando el Católico ante la Muerte: el atentado de Barcelona y sus relatores

Abstract

On December 7 th 1492, during a visit to Barcelona, King Ferdinand was severely injured by a local peasant. His life was not endangered and his wounds healed soon, which were undeniable evidences of God's intervention. In many senses, providentialism gives a convincing answer to the development of the facts, its sequence and happy ending. Furthermore, it reinforces the Royal image by means of both Messianic and Scatological elements. This research concentrates on the writings related to this assault and includes the edition of an important letter. Resumen: El 7 de diciembre de 1492, en Barcelona, el rey Fernando el Católico sufrió un atentado que estuvo a punto de costarle la vida. Desde la corte se articuló de inmediato un relato oficial del suceso para acallar rumores y transmitir un mensaje de tranquilidad. El asunto se convirtió pronto en materia literaria gracias a varios escritores foráneos y españoles, que minimizaron el impacto negativo de la noticia y aprovecharon para reforzar la imagen de un rey protegido por la Providencia. En este trabajo se estudian algunos de esos escritos y se edita una carta escrita poco después del suceso. Keywords Palabras clave:

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“…However, Bruno goes further, suggesting the Queen's transit to heaven is because of her good reputation and the order in which she had left her kingdoms, alluding to the widespread wish that her children and nephews-Juana, Philip and Charles-should succeed her, "her most powerful and undefeated husband being the preserver and director of all her dispositions" ("potentissimo ac invictissimo viro suo conservatore et directore omnium dispositionum suarum") (Bruni 1505, f. 9v). In an effort to reconcile wills, the imperial ambassador affirmed both the Habsburg succession and Fernandine guardianship, sparing the King no praise as a co-participant in his wife's exploits, consolidating his own propagandistic trajectory (Jiménez Calvente 2017;Fernández de Córdova 2014b. Additionally, to ensure the peaceful transfer of power, the attendance of the sovereign is suggested, as friar Juan de Ampudia in Valladolid was able to propose, saying in a speech "ansy del tiempo pasado como de lo presente e de lo por venir, diciendo en todo ello aplicándolo todo a las obras y vida de la gloriosa rreyna de España" (Pascual 2013, p. 40).…”