Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel

Eberhard Werner Happel wrote one of his European historical novels, which aimed to transport the reader to southern latitudes, in late 17th-Century Hamburg. The first character to be introduced in Der spanische Quintana (1686-1687), however, is not a Spaniard, but a Portuguese, Rotalino. After bein...

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Main Author: Luis Conde Blázquez
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Published: Coimbra University Press 2025-07-01
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description Eberhard Werner Happel wrote one of his European historical novels, which aimed to transport the reader to southern latitudes, in late 17th-Century Hamburg. The first character to be introduced in Der spanische Quintana (1686-1687), however, is not a Spaniard, but a Portuguese, Rotalino. After being enslaved, he has a conversation with his mistress, a Turkish widow, about the fate of D. Sebastião I, his reappearance in Venice and the integration of Portugal into the Spanish Monarchy. The following paper analyses the sebastianist elements present in the novel and reconstructs the sources on which it is based. By doing so, it illustrates the international circulation of ideas and information during the Early Modern Age. 
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Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel
Revista Portuguesa de História
Sebastianism
Happel
Spanish Monarchy
Portugal
historiography
title Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel
title_full Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel
title_fullStr Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel
title_full_unstemmed Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel
title_short Sebastianist traces in Northern Europe: the case of Der Spanische Quintana (1686-1687) by Werner Happel
title_sort sebastianist traces in northern europe the case of der spanische quintana 1686 1687 by werner happel
topic Sebastianism
Happel
Spanish Monarchy
Portugal
historiography
url https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/rph/article/view/15663
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