Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer
@gvb1554.bsky.social
Historian of the global Spanish Empire in the early modern period, with particular focus on the Philippines at the University of Bristol. Looking at race, society, marriage, intimacies, religion & politics.
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Hahaha everything is a popish conspiracy!
October 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hahaha everything is a popish conspiracy!
Haha you’re channelling him!
August 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Haha you’re channelling him!
Haha! Well, he did try his nephew not to go. He just seized on the opportunity after the fact. Even though he didn’t have the best claim. The Duchess of Parma did, really, more than the Duchess of Braganza! And then Philip.
August 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Haha! Well, he did try his nephew not to go. He just seized on the opportunity after the fact. Even though he didn’t have the best claim. The Duchess of Parma did, really, more than the Duchess of Braganza! And then Philip.
Just saw this Lou! For some reason I don’t get Bluesky notifications, so missing lots of stuff…
August 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just saw this Lou! For some reason I don’t get Bluesky notifications, so missing lots of stuff…
La localidad está en España, no en Nueva España.
July 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
La localidad está en España, no en Nueva España.
Yes! This is very obvious in primary sources: colonial ventures, navigational pursuits, literature and drama (including Shakespeare) all were under a strong Spanish influence but Anglophone historiographies are still reluctant to acknowledge it.
July 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Yes! This is very obvious in primary sources: colonial ventures, navigational pursuits, literature and drama (including Shakespeare) all were under a strong Spanish influence but Anglophone historiographies are still reluctant to acknowledge it.
Nope, but I do like how enthusiastic (histrionic?) he could be!
May 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Nope, but I do like how enthusiastic (histrionic?) he could be!
because you need further consolation, and you wish to come to me, then come, Leo'. No way to know for now, but it seems to me a nod to Pope Francis and his legacy. #HabemusPapam #Conclave2025 #Papa #popefrancis #popeleo
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
because you need further consolation, and you wish to come to me, then come, Leo'. No way to know for now, but it seems to me a nod to Pope Francis and his legacy. #HabemusPapam #Conclave2025 #Papa #popefrancis #popeleo