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SPAIN: THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Carlos II of Habsburg died without children
two pretenders
emperor’s son Carlos of Habsburg
Prince Felipe of Bourbon
he choose him
Felipe V
sworn in as king of the monarchy’s
Hague Alliance
war on France and on Felipe V
international war to break ou
Hispanic Monarchy
broke out in 1705
between supporters of the Habsburgs and the Bourbons
civil war
Peace of Utrecht
European war ended signing it
1713
Felipe V
renounced his claim to the French
commercial
territorial concessions
Alliance powers
throne
TERRITORIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT AND RASTATT
Nueva Planta decrees
civil war lasted
1715
Felipe V punished
territories of the Crown of Aragón
maintained
civil and commercial law
Ctaluña
Mallorca
Aragon
POLITICAL REFORMS
middle of the 18th century
began evolving towards
model of enlightened despotism
Felipe V and his successors
tried to turn the royal court
into the single centre of political decision-making
The old Habsburg model of government
with councils and validos
acting as prime ministers
replaced by cabinets
after the imposition
of the Nueva Planta decrees
Aragonese institutions
replaced by new ones
Regalist policies
carried out in the Church
Count of Floridablanca
member of the Council of Castilla
with Carlos III
FOREIGN POLICY
Hispanic Monarchy
led the Spanish kings
ally themselves with France
‘Family Compacts'
take part in the Seven Years’ war
Treaty of Paris
Spain
had to cede Florida
Great Britain
received Louisiana
BOURBON MONARCHS IN THE 18TH CENTURY
LUIS I (1724)
FELIPE V (1724–1746)
FELIPE V (1700–1724)
FERNANDO VI (1746–1759)
CARLOS IV (1788–1808)
CARLOS III (1759–1788)
ECONOMIC REFORMS: TRADE
Domestic trade
difficult
rugged Spanish terrain
poor conditions of the roads
Foreign trade
more important
America
Carlos III decreed
liberalisation of the grain trade
Buying and selling
goods
bread price
rise
ECONOMIC REFORMS: CRAFT
Enlightened governments
favoured the popular or domestic craft industry
created tarde schools
new textile sector
Barcelona
governments of the Hispanic Monarch
Royal manufacturers
factories created to make
luxury
basic products
