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Conestagio - CONESTAGGIO (Jerónimo) HISTORIA de la union del reyno de Portugal a la corona de Castilla . Traduzida de lengua italiana en nuestra vulgar castellana por [...} Luys de Bauia [...]. En Barcelona: por Sebastian de Cormellas, 1610. [3 de 4], 227, [1] ff.; 190 mm. Castilian translation of the famous Historia della unione del regno di Portogallo alla corona di Castiglia , by Girolamo (Jerônimo) Conestaggio, originally published in Genoa in 1585. The work, here in the Spanish version printed in Barcelona in 1610, was translated from Italian by Louis of Bavia and constitutes one of the most widely circulated narratives about the succession crisis of 1580 and the incorporation of Portugal into the Hispanic monarchy under Philip II. Conestaggio, a Genoese diplomat in the service of Spain, describes the political and military events that led to Philippine rule. Despite being written by a foreigner, his Historia circulated widely in Europe, being considered a fundamental source for the study of the Hispanic perspective on the loss of Portuguese independence and for the way it constructs a narrative legitimizing the annexation. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !