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Recent scholarship has shed light on the relationship between the Spanish Monarchy and the Safavid Persian Empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Over the last twenty years, historians have outlined the strong diplomatic links between ‘the Sophi’ and ‘His Catholic Majesty’. The foundations of this relationship were set down during the reign of Shah Abbas I. This diplomatic relationship was of considerable strategic importance, being conceived of as part of a coherent military and economic strategy directed against the common enemy of both regimes the Ottoman Empire. Most recent academic studies have focused attention on diplomatic relations and the social status of immigrants from Persia to Spain, looking in depth at their integration, employment, intellectual life and their legacy. The aim of this seminar is to extend the frontiers of knowledge, examining all aspects of the relationship between the Spanish Monarchy and Safavid Persia in the early modern period. Particular emphasis will be placed on topics or themes that require innovative approaches and methodologies.Further informations...