RT Book, Section T1 «Tendrán la Regla a la letra». Religious observance and royal patronage in late medieval Spain A1 Lucía Gómez-Chacón, Diana A2 Andenna, Cristina A2 Benedetti, Marina A2 Duval, Sylvie A2 Morvan, Haude A2 Viallet, Ludovic AB In the late Middle Ages, the observant reform had important consequences for the identity and spirituality of the religious orders, which tried to recover the splendour of past times by (re)constructing and (re)creating the past. In Spain, this profound reform process was supported by the monarchy, which sought to link its main political strategies to the emerging observant spirituality, often influenced by their own confessors. The paper aims to analyse this complex scenario from three different angles: the Trastamara dynasty’s support for the eremitical spirit of certain reformist initiatives, the conception of the Observant movement as a royal commemorative strategy, and the close relationship between royal patronage, observance, and female virtue. PB Publications de l’École française de Rome YR 2025 FD 2025 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/128987 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/128987 LA eng DS Docta Complutense RD 21 mar 2026