Philip II imprisons Antonio Perez

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Philip II imprisons his former secretary, Antonio Perez. He is accused of the murder of Juan de Escobedo, secretary to Philip's ambitious half-brother Don John of Austria, in March 1578. Perez had indeed arranged this assassination, but on the orders of Philip himself, so by imprisoning Perez, Philip is merely making him a scapegoat for the act.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Philip II imprisons Antonio Perez". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15301, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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