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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS (III) - Coggle Diagram
THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS (III)
ART AND CULTURE
The Spanish Renaissance characteristics
New universities were founded and the invention of the printing press became very important
Cardinal Cisneros, who founded the Alcalá de Henares University financed the Complutensian Polyglot Byble
The most important humanist was Juan Luis Vives
He was a converted Jew who had to go to England and Flanders to scape the Inquisition
He propsed the creation of social services and educational reforms
The Castilian language became more important and Antonio de Nebrija published the first grammar
The Gothic artistic style was maintained
In sculpture, Domenico Franceli was the most important artist and he created the Tomb of the Catholic Monarch
In painting, the most important arstis was Pedro Berrugete, who was influenced by the flemish style
In architecture, the monarchs asked for works of art and the Isabelline style and the Cisneros style were created
New humanist and Renaissance ideas spread but medieval traditions were maintained
ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
Crown of Castilla
Exportation of wool
Became very important
Transhumance livestock farming developed
The shepherds migrated with the sheep looking for better grazing grounds
The shepherds travelled along protected paths called cañadas reales
The association of shepherds was called Honrado Concejo de la Meseta
To control the exportation of wool, Burgos Consulate was founded in 1494
The Spanish textile industry developed just enough to cover domestic demand
Agriculture
It suffered because the land dedicated to growing crops was replaced by pasture land
In Andalucia, vineyards and olive groves were maintained to produce wine and oil
The precious metals from America was the main source of wealth during the 16th century
Crown of Aragon
War of Remences
Started because during the crisis of the 14th century, the nobles abused their power and increased the taxes and peasants revealed against that
It ended when Ferdinand stopped the abuses with the Sentencia Arbitral de Guadalupe
Trade in the Mediterranean
Benefitted from the incorporation of Italian territories to the Crown of Aragon
Benefitted economic activities such as shipbuilding and textile industries
After the crisis of the 14th century, cereal farming went into decline and this created some conflicts
