Ariosto, los Reyes Católicos y la Monarchia Christianorum carolina.

The article presents the authors reflections on the text of "Orlando furioso" by Ludovico Ariosto, Spanish providentialist interpretations of the discovery of the new world (the American continent) and the notion of the Spanish Empire as successor to the Roman Empire, The author discusses comments by Spanish author Luis Vives who, based on a text from Latin author Virgil's book "Bucólicas" sees the return of a not yet reached golden age in the success of the Christian monarchy of Spanish Emperor Charles V.