Publication: Campomanes. Un ilustrado en el Consejo de Castilla
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1996
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Alianza Editorial : Centro de Estudios Constitucionales
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Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes (1723-1802) constituye una de las figuras más notables en la escena política del largo reinado de Carlos III. Los rasgos que más destacan en él son una gran inteligencia, un fuerte carácter y una capacidad de trabajo poco común. Perteneciente a una familia de modestos hidalgos asturianos, partió muy joven a probar fortuna en la capital. Fue primero pasante y después abogado, ligado desde el principio a los grupos «novatores» de la primera mitad del siglo. Su entrada en la Administración Pública (1755) y, especialmente, en el Consejo de Castilla (1762) estuvieron ya ligadas a la lucha política contra la facción dominante de los «colegiales», bien avenidos con la Compañía de Jesús y con la Inquisición. El mayor interés de Campomanes recae en su labor como fiscal del Consejo, donde destacó como colaborador en la política reformista de Carlos III.
Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes (1723-1802) is one the most interesting personalities in the political scene of the long Charles III reign. He possessed a great intelligence, a strong character and a non common working capacity. His family was one of modest «hidalgos» in Asturias, and he leaved very young to try his own destiny in the capital. He worked as an assistant and was afterwards a lawyer, always linked to the progressive groups of «novatores» in Madrid. His entrance to the Public Administration (1755), and above all to the Counsel of Castile (1762), took place in connection with the political struggle against the dominant faction of the «colegiales», who were united to the Jesuits and to the Inquisition. He stands out, most of all, as a public prosecutor in the Counsel, collaborating in the reforms of Charles III and his more progressive ministers.
Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes (1723-1802) is one the most interesting personalities in the political scene of the long Charles III reign. He possessed a great intelligence, a strong character and a non common working capacity. His family was one of modest «hidalgos» in Asturias, and he leaved very young to try his own destiny in the capital. He worked as an assistant and was afterwards a lawyer, always linked to the progressive groups of «novatores» in Madrid. His entrance to the Public Administration (1755), and above all to the Counsel of Castile (1762), took place in connection with the political struggle against the dominant faction of the «colegiales», who were united to the Jesuits and to the Inquisition. He stands out, most of all, as a public prosecutor in the Counsel, collaborating in the reforms of Charles III and his more progressive ministers.
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Revista de Historia Económica Año XIV Primavera-Verano 1996 n. 2 pp. 457--474