ABSTRACT
In nineteenth-century Spain, the arrival of liberalism reconfigured the relationship between politics and the sacred realm, and this had an important impact on the legitimisation of the monarchy. The royal family's religious devotions played an important role in the Crown's new public image, as they were adapted to the symbolic requirements of post-revolutionary society. Cults such as the Blessed Sacrament and the Marian devotions not only expressed the monarchy's traditional character, but they were also a means to present it as a modern institution adjusted to the bourgeoisie's moral values. Furthermore, the ceremonies in local shrines during the royal family's travels served to popularise the Crown among the citizens and to transmit the idea of nation, making the most of the religious devotions venerated by the population.
