FAMILIES CROSSROADS. SOCIAL NETWORKS, LOYALTIES AND RESISTANCES DURING THE SUCCESSION WAR (BASQUE COUNTRY AND NAVARRE, 1680-1715)

Abstract

Through a social network key methodology, we will ask ourselves how the elite groups were defined and shaped during the War of Succession. Traditionally, it has been established that the Monarchy was divided between the kingdoms of the Crown of Aragon, supporters of Archduke Carlos and the territories of Castile, defenders of Felipe V. However, they do not seem to have been monolithic blocks. To demonstrate this, the elites of the Basque provinces and Navarra will be taken as a sample. The starting hypothesis is that these loyalties are closely related to the ties that these families were maintaining over time with those who were leading each side of the war. Likewise, these positions led to the mobilization of people and resources in favor of one or another suitor, which was a key piece for the future of the war.

Keywords

• guerra de sucesión
• siglo xviii
• redes sociales
• historia social
• correspondencia