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He was born in Algezares, in what is now the province of Murcia.
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Dirigidas al principe Baltasar Carlos, las Empresas politicas (1640) son 100 emblemas con su explicacion, tendente a la educacion del principe ideal. A diferencia de Maquiavelo, Saavedra Fajardo explica la razon de estado o el arte de gobernar con la etica cristiana.
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En las "Empresas" de Saavedra se descubre fácilmente al escritor y al político que había adquirido gran conocimiento del mundo y de los hombres, con ocasión de las embajadas y comisiones diplomáticas que había desempeñado en diferentes cortes y naciones. El pensamiento político de Tácito, realzado y perfeccionado con máximas cristianas, constituye el fondo y como la trama general de la Idea de un príncipe político cristiano, todo ello aquilatado por observaciones atinadas y oportunas. La erudición histórica, la seguridad de juicio y la elevación de ideas, campean en las "Empresas políticas" y avaloran su contenido. (Z. González) Saavedra Fajardo (1584-648) nació en Aljezares (Murcia) y ocupó altos cargos en la diplomacia. Su primera obra, a la par que la más famosa, fue "Idea de un príncipe...", más conocida como "Empresas políticas". En la obra se percibe la influencia de Santo Tomás, que entonces era general, al lado de la del P. Suárez y de "El príncipe", de Maquiavelo.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Saavedra Fajardo: Sus Pensamientos, Sus Poesías, Sus Apúsculos, Precedidos De Un Discurso Preliminar Crítico, Biográfico Y Bibliográfico Sobre La Vida Y Obras Del Autor É Ilustrados Con Notas, Introducciones Y Una Genealogía De La Casa De Saavedra Diego de Saavedra Fajardo Enrique Fulgencio Fúster y López Roche (conde de), José Pío Tejera y R. de Moncada Impr. de Fortanet, 1884
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He was born in Algezares, in what is now the province of Murcia.
He was educated for the church at Salamanca.
Educated for the church at Salamanca, he took orders, and in 1606 was appointed secretary to Cardinal Gaspar Borgia, the Spanish ambassador at Rome. Ultimately he became Spanish plenipotentiary at Regensburg in 1636 and at Munster in 1645. He returned to Spain in 1646 and took up the post of member of the council of the Indies to which he had been nominated in 1636, but shortly afterwards retired to a monastery, where he died in 1648. In 1640 he published his Empresas politicas, 6 idea de un principe politico cristiano, a hundred short essays on the education of a prince; these were written primarily for the son of Philip IV. Its sententious style is still admired in Spain. It passed through a number of editions and was translated in several languages, the English version being by Astry (2 vols. , 8vo, London, 1700). An unfinished historical work, entitled Corona gdtica, castellana, у austriaca politicamente ilustrada, appeared in 1646. Another work ascribed to Saavedra, the Republica literaria, was published posthumously in 1670; it is a satirical discussion on some of the leading characters in the ancient and modern world of letters.
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