In 1657, the marquis of Villagarcia was appointed as president of the Audiencia of Charcas. Although, he eventually declined the post, his nomination generated an unusual trail of private documents. Using my study of this correspondence as a base, I will discuss how the networks of patronage were built and sustained, how they operated, and how they impacted the global mobility of imperial officials. Patronage networks were indispensable to itinerant officials who relied on their clients, patrons, and brokers to help them govern distant regions by gathering resources and information, and implementing their objectives. Moreover, this particular case gives us a glimpse into the relationship between Villagarcia as husband and his wife, and the private assessments and negotiations surrounding the transatlantic journey.

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唐毛罗的书信：比利亚加西亚侯爵和西班牙的帝国赞助网络

1657 年，比利亚加西亚侯爵被任命为查卡斯观众会主席。尽管他最终拒绝了这个职位，但他的提名产生了不寻常的私人文件痕迹。以我对这种通信的研究为基础，我将讨论赞助网络是如何建立和维持的，它们如何运作，以及它们如何影响帝国官员的全球流动。赞助网络对于依靠客户、赞助人和经纪人帮助他们通过收集资源和信息并实现其目标来管理遥远地区的流动官员来说是必不可少的。此外，这个特殊案例让我们瞥见了维拉加西亚作为丈夫和他的妻子之间的关系，以及围绕跨大西洋旅程的私人评估和谈判。