La construcción de modelos de prohombre en el liberalismo isabelino

Abstract

Archetypes of Notables building in the liberalism of Isabel the Second’s age

The main line of analysis of this article is the elaboration by various liberal political cultures of Isabel the second’s Kingdom of heroes and archetypes, which were taken as references for collective identities. This analysis refers to the first political parties of the provinces that are now part of Castilla-La Mancha. Farming and rural provinces, like almost all of middle nineteenth century Spain, constitute a practically non-explored historical field to study in depth the liberal leaderships of the province’s political class.