THE ROYAL MEWS IN TIMES OF CHARLES III: REFORMS AND COMPOSITION (1759-1788)

Abstract

Eighteenth century was a time of change in the Spanish Royal House. Within it, the Royal Mews kept on playing a very important role as managers of the public exits of the King. During the reign of Carlos III, the reform approved on September 11, 1761, altered the basis of the institution. After the unification of the King and Queens Mews, it was necessary to redistribute many dependents, who in many cases were left without a seat until the emegence of a vacancy. Likewise, there were significant changens in the composition of each department that also need to be analyzed. To sum up, it must be noted that, as in any ordinace of this type, the economic part would be essential. Therefore, we do not err in stating that this new arrangement was approved to reduce the expense that the Mews represented for the royal treasury.

Keywords

• real caballeriza
• caballeriza del rey
• casa real
• carlos iii
• ceremonial
• caballerizo mayor.