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SPAIN: THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Carlos II of Habsburg died
Carlos of Habsburg
archduke of Austria
Prince Felipe of Bourbon
of France
Felipe V
wone the throne
European powers
alliance
Spanish monarchies
French monarchy
1701
international war
1705
civil war
Habsburgs
Bourbons
1713
Peace of Utrecht
European war ended
TERRITORIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT AND RASTATT
Felipe V
punished
Crown of Aragón
invoked the right of conquest
used the Nueva Planta decrees
civil and commercial law
Cataluña
Mallorca
Aragón
POLITICAL REFORMS
Spanish Bourbons
absolute monarchy
18th century
enlightened despotism
Cabinets
formed by ministers
responsible for
state
navy
treasury
mantain
fueros
laws
institutions
tax regimes
customs
Navarra
Basque provinces
Regalist policies
in the Churches
FOREIGN POLICY
‘Family Compacts’
Spanish kings
Ally with France
Seven Years’ War
ended
Treaty of Paris
Spain
gave Florida to Great Britain
received Louisiana from France
BOURBON MONARCHS IN THE 18TH CENTURY
FELIPE V
1700–1724
won the War of Succession for the throne
LUIS I
throne for just over six months
1724
FELIPE V
1724–1746
reigned until his death
FERNANDO VI
1746–1759
Carlos III succeeded him
CARLOS III
1759–1788
main example of enlightened despotism
CARLOS IV
1788–1808
In 1808 he abdicate
ECONOMIC REFORMS: TRADE
Domestic trade
dificult
rugged Spanish terrain
bad roads
local
Foreign trade
more important
free trade in ports
liberalisation of the grain trade
buying and selling goods
cause
popular revolts
ECONOMIC REFORMS: CRAFT
governments favoured
craft industry
created trade schools
Textile sector
printed cotton fabrics
Hispanic Monarchy set up
Royal manufacturers
make luxury products
