Raphael Murillo presents “Empire of Financial Justice: A Genoese Perception of Philip II’s 1575 Bankruptcy.” Outside perceptions of these financial problems were critical yet understudied. #ASPHS52

Michael Selzer of the University of Akron looks at women’s often obscured roles in health care and ideas of wellness. #ASPHS52

Rebecca Wartell discusses examples of Luis Carvajal’s letters and their use of matriarchal stewardship in the cryptic realm in her paper “The Wandering Bride and the Fierce Widow: The Divine Feminine in Early Modern Jewish and Converso Veneration.” #ASPHS52

My fab #ASPHS52 panel on art an power in early modern Spain.

We are thrilled to announce a new prize: the Richard L. Kagan prize for the best article/chapter on early modern Spanish history!