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The Spanish Habsburg Dynasty - Coggle Diagram
The Spanish Habsburg Dynasty
The religious wars
16th century
the Spanish Monarchy became the most powerful in Europe
Carlos V
reigned from 1516 to 1556
political objectives
To retain their territorial patrimony
numerous wars
against other kingdoms
To defend Catholicism
religious unity
in their territories
the whole of Europe
discriminatory
questioned Catholicism were repressed
they published the Index of forbidden books
religiously motivated wars
against the Protestant states
Economy and society in the 16th century
The economy
prospered due to the riches
obtained from the Americas, especially silver and gold
The port of Sevilla
monopolised trade
with the colonies through the Casa de Contratación
The arrival of precious metals
on the Peninsula
affected the Spanish Monarchy in the following ways
craft industry
numerous wars
enriched the nobility
more expensive projects
the monarchs were able to begin
economy
continued to be based on agriculture
fleet system
to protect the ships from pirate attacks