Author : E. Olsen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230597149
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Calabrian Charlatan, 1598–1603 by : E. Olsen
Download or read book The Calabrian Charlatan, 1598–1603 written by E. Olsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-11-19 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1598 a man - branded the Calabrian Charlatan by his Spanish opponents - appeared in Venice claiming to be King Sebastian, the Portuguese monarch who disappeared in battle some twenty years before. Over the next five years Venetians, Spaniards, and Portuguese wrangled over the true character and identity of the man. Was he a lunatic? Was he an impostor? Was he a messianic king? Eric Olsen uses this strange event to explore Portuguese millenarianism and how a group of Portuguese rebels sought to exploit it to free their nation from Spain.