Maestros (DCH) (Masters (DCH))

36 Pages Posted: 4 Nov 2020

Date Written: September 15, 2020

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: A pesar de no haber sido definidos en las colecciones jurídicas oficiales de la iglesia, los maestros y sus estudiantes fueron caracterizados por diversos tratadistas, quienes aportaron ricos elementos para su comprensión. Desde la edad media un nuevo estilo de enseñantes se fue agrupando en colectivos llamados universidades. Estas corporaciones controlaron, regularon y certificaron la enseñanza de los distintos saberes (o facultades) a los escolares, quienes tras un periodo de aprendizaje se convirtirían a su vez en maestros, meta que exigía una serie de rituales y requisitos. Con su llegada al Nuevo Mundo, estas corporaciones experimentaron diversas adaptaciones que les permitieron funcionar según las condiciones de cada lugar. El artículo explica el carácter de esos colectivos y la relevancia que concedían a los grados académicos de bachiller, licenciado, maestro y doctor. Se consideran los privilegios de aquellos maestros y estudiantes y las faltas o pecados en que podían incurrir. Así mismo, se examinan las adaptaciones, las normativas locales y sus repercusiones durante las Reformas Borbónicas. Finalmente, se realiza un breve repaso historiográfico.

English Abstract: Although they were not defined in the official legal collections of the church, the masters and their students were characterized by various treatises, providing rich elements to their understanding. Since the Middle Ages, a new style of teaching was gathered around corporations that came to be known called universities. These corporations controlled, regulated and certified the teaching of the different knowledges (or faculties) so that the students, after a period of learning, became also teachers, a goal that demanded a series of rituals and requirements. When these corporations moved to the New World, they experienced various adaptations that allowed them to function, according to the conditions of each place. The article explains the nature of these corporations and the relevance granted to the academic degrees of bachelor, master and doctor. It describes the privileges that masters and their students had, as well as the faults or sins in which they could incur. Likewise, adaptations, local regulations and their repercussions during the Bourbon Reforms are examined. Finally, a brief historiographical review is carried out.

Keywords: Masters, Legal status of Masters and Students in ancient universities, Colonial Hispanic American Universities, Colonial Hispanic American Universities legal codes, Teachers, students and graduated in ancient universities

Suggested Citation

González González, Enrique, Maestros (DCH) (Masters (DCH)) (September 15, 2020). Max Planck Institute for European Legal History Research Paper Series No. 2020-23, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3720521 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3720521

Enrique González González (Contact Author)

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico ( email )

México

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