Hispanic students of laws and canons at the University of Pisa (1543-1665)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the group of Hispanic students of civil and canon law in the University of Pisa during the 16th and 17th centuries. It studies the rolls and the degrees of the Hispanic students and the political relationship between Philip II and the University of Pisa. Some temporal sequences are proposed to explain the typology of the students. A general impression of these students is relative unknown and the details explained here provide another step for the construction of the prosopography of Hispanic jurists during the Modern era.