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SPAIN IN THE 17TH CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
SPAIN IN THE 17TH CENTURY
The war of succesion
The candidates and supporters
Felipe
Was proclaimed King of Spain in Madrid in 1700
He was supported by Castile and France
Archduke Carlos
was recognised by the Courts of Aragón, Valencia and Cataluña
He also had the military support of a coalition formed by Austria, Great Britain, the United Provinces, Portugal, Savoy and Prussia
was proclaimed King of Spain in Barcelona in 1705
Consequences
Great Britain
Gained Gibraltar, Minorca and the French colonies in North America
Also obtained trade concessions with the Spanish colonies
Spain
Lost its European territories but maintained the ones it held in the America
This was the lowest point in Spain's decline from then onwards
Austria
gained the Spanish Low Countries, Naples, Sardinia and Milan
Savoy acquired Sicily
A centralised state
The kingdom of Spain became a centralised state, based on the French model
France
Imposed Felipe V as King of Spain
Both kingdoms were governed by the Bourbon dynasty
Nueva Planta decres
Felipe V passed the Nueva Planta decrees, which abolished the fueros and the institutions of the Crown of Aragón
These were replaced by Castilian laws
The Austrian Hasburg
Felipe IV (1621-1665)
Spain went bankrupt several times and after many years at war, the toll it was taking provoked numerous domestic rebellion
Following the Peace of Westphalia, Spain focused on controlling its domestic revolts
One of these reforms was the Union of Arms, which proposed that all the kingdoms ruled by the Spanish monarchy
In 1652
the royal army took control of Barcelona and ended the revolt in Cataluña
Felipe IV delegated power to his valido, Count-Duke of Olivares, who attempted to regain power over Europe
Carlos II (1665-1700)
Carlos II was a minor when he came to the throne, and was also suffering from an illness
France continued its hostilities against a weak Spain, gaining more territories
Felipe lll (1598-1621)
Spain was bankrupt, so to reduce expenses the armed conflicts were ended
A peace treaty was signed with England and a truce was declared with the Protestants in the Low Countries
During Felipe III's reign, his valido, the Duke of Lerma governed
In 1609
The expulsion of the Moriscos was ordered