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Antonio Mestre Sanchis 
Este artículo demuestra la exaltación de Felipe V y de la tarea cultural emprendida bajo su reinado que han transmitido algunos eminentes hombres de letras del siglo XVIII y las deficiencias que en su política cultural observaron historiadores como Mayans. Así, tomando como punto de partida las tres líneas de renovación cultural que reconoce Sempere y Guarinos: el propio rey, las instituciones fundadas en su reinado y los individuos que por iniciativa propia aportaron su inteligencia y esfuerzo, analiza pormenorizadamente cada caso para concluir que la actitud personal de Felipe V en relación con las nuevas corrientes que condujeron a la Ilustración, estuvo determinada por un afán de dirigir y orientar los planteamientos culturales de la sociedad propio de un monarca absoluto.
This article shows the exaltation of Philip V and the cultural task undertaken during his reign, which has been transmitted by several eminent men of letters of the eighteenth century, as well as the deficiencies observed in his cultural policy by historians such as Mayans. Thus, taking as a starting point the three lines of cultural renovation that Sempere y Guarinos recognises: the king himself, the institutions founded during his reign and the individuals, who, on their own initiative, contributed their intelligence and effort, a detailed analysis is made of each case to conclude that the personal attitude of Philip V, in relation to the new trends that led to the enlightenment, was determinied by a desire to direct and guide the cultural ideas of society, a desire characteristic of an absolute monarch.
