People, Pamphlets and Popular Mobilisation in the Aragonese Rebellion of 1591

People, Pamphlets and Popular Mobilisation in the Aragonese Rebellion of 1591

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In 1591, Philip II faced a revolt from his Aragonese subjects.A good number of nobles, priests and citizens were involved in the rebellion, but artisans, farmers and other members of the people also played a role in it.The article focuses on this important conflict, emphasising the relevance of popular intervention and how it was mobilised by creams-lotions the pamphlets which the leaders of the movement commissioned and spread by diverse Reclining Loveseat w/Power means in order to gain the support of the less privileged ranks of Aragonese society.In this sense, the Aragonese Rebellion of 1591 offers a good example of popular mobilisation and of the limits of popular agency within a political conflict during the Early Modern Age.