El deber de servicio militar al monarca: los casos alavés y guipuzcoano (siglos XVI-XVII)

Abstract

This article studies the key elements that guided the participation of Alavans and Gipuzkoans in the defence of the territorial integrity of the Hispanic monarchy during the 16th century and, especially, in the difficult years of the reign of Phillip IV under the aegis of the Count and Duke of Olivares. Among other matters, the study includes the attempts by Royal power to establish permanent armies with the generalised participation of the inhabitants of the various territories including Alava and Gipuzkoa, and the debates between the Basque and Royal powers reference to the different interpretation that existed of the obligation to serve the monarch.