Resumen de Una visión de Canarias desde la ilustración católica a fines de la Edad Moderna. El prebendado Miguel Mariano de Toledo (1773-1811)
- español
En la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII el cabildo catedral de Canarias fue una institución endonde se reunió un considerable número de intelectuales comprometidos, en parte, con los idealesilustrados católicos. En esa etapa histórica la mayoría de los prebendados nombrados procederán de losnúcleos rurales económicamente más dinámicos, lo cual tuvo un evidente efecto en la institución,remplazándose una parte de los miembros procedentes de las oligarquías por vástagos de medianospropietarios agrarios y urbanos. El cambio permitió, entre otros hechos, trasladar parte de las corrientesdel pensamiento laico europeo a una entidad caracterizada por su ortodoxia doctrinal.El prebendado Miguel Mariano de Toledo fue un ejemplo de vástago aventajado de una mediana familiade propietarios urbanos y periféricos —nació en Santa Cruz de la Palma— encumbrado a una sucesión depuestos relevantes en donde intentó aplicar una visión pragmática, ilustrada y ponderada sobre los asuntostratados dentro del cabildo catedral y en las decisiones adoptadas en los cargos ejecutivos-administrativosdesempeñados en la diócesis./In the second half of the 18th century, the Cathedral Chapter of the Canary Islands was aninstitution where a considerable number of committed intellectuals met, in part, with the Catholicenlightened ideals. In this historical stage, most of the appointed patrons will come from the mosteconomically dynamic rural nuclei, which had an evident effect on the institution, replacing part of themembers from the oligarchies by offshoots of medium-sized agrarian and urban owners. The changeallowed, among other things, to transfer part of the currents of European secular thought to an entitycharacterized by its doctrinal orthodoxy.The prebendary Miguel Mariano de Toledo was an example of an outstanding scion of a medium-sizedfamily of urban and peripheral property owners —he was born in Santa Cruz de la Palma—, rising to asuccession of relevant positions where he tried to apply a pragmatic, enlightened and weighted vision onthe matters dealt with within the cathedral chapter and in the decisions adopted in the executiveadministrativepositions held in the diocese.
- English
In the second half of the 18th century, the Cathedral Chapter of the Canary Islands was aninstitution where a considerable number of committed intellectuals met, in part, with the Catholicenlightened ideals. In this historical stage, most of the appointed patrons will come from the mosteconomically dynamic rural nuclei, which had an evident effect on the institution, replacing part of themembers from the oligarchies by offshoots of medium-sized agrarian and urban owners. The changeallowed, among other things, to transfer part of the currents of European secular thought to an entitycharacterized by its doctrinal orthodoxy.The prebendary Miguel Mariano de Toledo was an example of an outstanding scion of a medium-sizedfamily of urban and peripheral property owners —he was born in Santa Cruz de la Palma—, rising to asuccession of relevant positions where he tried to apply a pragmatic, enlightened and weighted vision onthe matters dealt with within the cathedral chapter and in the decisions adopted in the executiveadministrativepositions held in the diocese.
