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Causes of Comuneros Revolt (Opposition to crown (Resented Charles for…
Causes of Comuneros Revolt
Opposition to crown
Resented Charles for being foreign and not being able to speak Spanish as well as having no knowledge of Spain and its affairs
Disliked appointment of Burgundian advisers to powerful positions in government
Charles did not keep promises to cortes's e.g. implemented Burgundian advisers when he promised not to in cortes of Valladolid 1518
Left relatively weak regent Adrian of Utrecht
Castilians resented the fact that Charles spent more time in Aragon
Charles put his imperial title before his Spanish one
Charles asked for money from the Santiago cortes to bribe the electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Economic problems
People concerned about future of wool trade- might be diverted to the empire with consequent loss of earnings for Spain
Anger in Castile over expenses being used in foreign affairs when money is from Spanish taxes
Textile industry had new competition with the Dutch- out competed in price
Heavy taxation on some which was hated
There was dislike towards some being exempt from taxation
Economic interests clashed over desirability of closer ties to Flanders, with its rich consumers but quite advanced textile manufacturers- wool producers favoured closer ties but textile producers feared the competition
Rumours that demand for finance would lead to taxation on water and infant baptism
Religious tensions
Group of Friars would not support any agreement by the Cortes to grant money to the King
Jews were scapegoated
Cisneros replaced by a 16 year old
Social conflict and rivalries
Protests began in Toledo and other places, nobility began to divide into factions- some based in family feuds or competition for offices
Inter factional conflict within nobility
Nobles seen as having too much power- economic advantage
Rapidly growing urban elites resented the continued power and influence of the landed nobility
Both nobles and rich merchants unpopular with the poorer sorts in town
Other
Fear they would lose separate identity as part of an empire