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Philip - Government
Juntas
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Divided into different departments, e.g. Castile, Foreign Affairs, Finance
Informal committees, similar to councils, contributing a lot of Spanish policies
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The Morisco Revolt
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Caused by government legislation targeting moriscos, taking land which they could not prove was theirs
Revolt started in Dec 1568 and had 4000 rebels by 1569. by 1570, rebel numbers were 30,000
Don John's troops defeated the rebellion, and the government ordered evacuation of moriscos from Granada
90,000 moriscos were redistributed across Castile
Over 60,000 Spaniards were killed in the revolt
The Aragonese Revolt
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Antonio Perez, disgraced secretary, escaped from Castile and fled to Aragon, and claimed protective custody of the justiciar
Philip sent in 14,000 soldiers and overtook Aragon quickly, executed 150 ringleaders, including the justiciar
Philip swore to obey the fueros after the revolt, and gained more control in appointing senior judges, less vulnerable to aristocratic pressure
The Diputacion del Reyno, a permanent committee of the Cortes, was forced to give up its powers over Aragonese revenues and the regional guard
As a ruler
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Very meticulous, and insisted on seeing every paper personally
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Careful in his decisions. Rescinded offer of governorship of the Netherlands to his son Don Carlos because he was emotional and unpredictable
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Factions
Philip promoted, rather than suppressed, the factions at court
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Alba faction included important secretaries including Vasquez, the Count of Chinchon and the King's personal confessor
Opinions of the councils were rarely consistent and could easily change, e.g. Duke of Alba wanting to use force in Dutch Revolt but restraint against England
Royal Secretaries
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Antonio Perez, secretary to Philip, accused of betraying state secrets.
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Relations with nobility
Rarely appointed nobles in positions of domestic power, preferring to give them foreign responsibility
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Philip encouraged nobles remaining in Spain to stay at court, where they could be easily controlled