¿Un reinado reformista? Estudios sobre la monarquía de Carlos II en homenaje al profesor Juan Antonio Sánchez Belén = A Reformist Reign? Studies on the Monarchy of Carlos II in Tribute to Professor Juan Antonio Sánchez Belén

This paper proposes a reflection on the image of Carlos II, in the Spanish historiography but especially in the Anglo-Saxon one and on the impact that it has had in the studies on the international relations of the period. The purpose of the article is not to systematize the renewed historiographic image of the reign, but rather to emphasize that in this renewed image there are enough clues, suggestions and indications that the biographical neglect of the monarch is significant and that the vision of him is maintained attached to an understanding forged when the parameters of understanding of his historical time and his reign were radically different and undoubtedly poorer than those now available. Thus, its main conclusion is that it is necessary to face a political analysis of the figure of Carlos 1. UNED. Correo electrónico: jlarroyo@geo.uned.es Este trabajo se ha realizado gracias a la financiación recibida del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación de España por el proyecto de investigación HAR2012-37560-CO2-01, Conservación de la Monarquía y equilibrio europeo en los siglos XVII-XVIII. Archivo Histórico Nacional, [AHN].