Este trabajo estudia el ascenso de Beltrán de la Cueva hasta la alta nobleza de Castilla como I duque de Alburquerque. Su trayectoria se analiza a partir de su privanza con Enrique IV. Se examinan su gestión como privado y las acciones desarrolladas tras la muerte de su benefactor para conservar y transmitir a su sucesor el gran patrimonio señorial acumulado durante su privanza. El estudio se articula a través de la comparación con otros privados y validos de época medieval y moderna, metodología que permite identificar los rasgos singulares y comunes que presenta su trayectoria de ascenso.
This article analyses the ascent of Beltrán de la Cueva to the high nobility of Castile as I. duke of Alburquerque. The favouritism he received from Enrique IV will be the focus from which we will examine his career. We will analyse his activities as a private, and his policy after the king's death that consisted of ensuring the conservation and transmission of his heritage to his successor. This study compares his activities to other privates and favourites from the medieval and modern times, a methodology that allows us to identify the unique and standard features of his ascent. Consequently, we will be able to study the complicated relationship between the structural elements of society and the action of individuals, that existed within each historical conjuncture.
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