Ceremonial, honors and funeral honors for the death of María de las Mercedes de Orleans y Borbón (II).

Abstract

diplomatic connotations in the recently restored monarchy, will result in the development of a series of events that will transcend the territorial scope of the Iberian Peninsula, with the celebration of different funeral services and obsequies in the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rico, and other countries where they will officially carry out these acts, and the development of similar ceremonies in other countries, assumed by the Spanish residents in these countries or, where appropriate, by the diplomatic and official representations, as in Mexico, Italy and France. Therefore, it means setting in motion, either officially or privately, certain acts to pay tribute and honour the memory of the deceased Queen. In some cases, as we will see in the development of the article, with a specific regulation of the territory in which it is carried out and with different secondary acts of what the ordinances established in this respect for other similar occasions, and in others, by the organisation of different Spanish institutions in a given country. Therefore, from the point of view of ceremonial, protocol and honours, a way of carrying out and coordinating funerals, funerals and the payment of honours from a particular and unique perspective. The possibility of being able to rely on research sources that provide us with this general overview is emphasised.