A Note on Translations and Orthography

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Translations and Orthography xiii
5. Maps xv
6. An Introduction to History and Myth in Early Modern Spain 1
7. Part I. Creation
8. 1. The Forger between Friends and Enemies in Toledo 29
9. 2. The Jesuits, the Inquisition, and History 63
10. 3. How to Forge a History: The Authentic Sources of the False Chronicles 99
11. 4. Jews, Arabic-Speakers, and New Saints: The False Chronicles and Controversy 126
12. 5. The Debut of the Chronicles: Higuera’s Republic of Sacred Letters 144
13. 6. In Defense of Local Saints: Higuera versus Rome 163
14. Part II. Reception
15. 7. Flawed Texts and the Negotiation of Authenticity 201
16. 8. The Cronicones in Local Religion: Historia Sacra Writ Small 234
17. 9. The Politics of the Cronicones in Madrid and Rome 260
18. 10. From Apocrypha to Forgery 286
19. Conclusion: New Saints, New Histories in Modern Spain 309
20. Abbreviations 315
21. Notes 317
22. Bibliography 361
23. Index 405