Postface. Traiettorie oblique nella Monarchia asburgica

he purpose of this study is the identification and reconstruction of the common thread linking the two Aragonese kingdoms of Sardinia and Valencia, and in particular the two cities of Cagliari and Valencia, both of which were the seats of viceroys and Mediterranean ports – through the governance of some viceroys ruling in both kingdoms during the Baroque period. Clearly the research tends to favour those individuals that governed both kingdoms and aims to analyse the governance of individuals related to each other, mostly through kinship or factions, but undoubtedly also enjoying autonomy of action. Specifically, it is of major interest to identify the specific characteristics of each kingdom (and, above all, of each urban reality) also because these specific characteristics are mostly attributable to the use of local “labour” (Sardinian or Valencian) at the disposal of the viceroys and their right-hand men, both to perform pictorial works and to create architectural monuments or literary or legal works.