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Enlightenment and the Colonial Crisis - Coggle Diagram
Enlightenment and the Colonial Crisis
France ocuppies
spain
France ocuppies
spain
Napoleon did not give up.
British prevent trade with Europe.
(continental blockade)
Napoleon decided to
submit by force, coercing Spain to that invaded Portugal
The Spanish people rebelled against King Charles IV in 1808, who abdicated and left as sovereign to
his son, Fernando VII
The Bourbon reforms
Political reforms
Reinforce real power
Prohibition on creoles to occupy key positions
Territorial reorganization (new limits and jurisdictions, creation of the viceroyalties)
Bourbon reforms
Economical reforms
Colonies will not negotiate between them
They bought everything to Spain.
Bourbon reforms
Alcabalas
Circulation of goods tax
to the Indians who sell
in the markets.
Tobacconists
state monopoly of commerce were spreading to more and more products: tobacco, aguardiente, gunpowder, salt, mercury and cards.
Enlightenment
Enlightenment ideas
Enlightenment ideas
Dignity of human kind
Sovereign was the people
Equality before the law
Separation of the 3 powers
Enlightenment ideas
Introduction of the scientific method
Society transformation by using science and reason to explain natural phenomena.
French thinkers: summarize all the human knowledge Encyclopedia
Change of dynasty
Philip V descendant of the French King as the King of spain
European powers did not like that idea
War of the Spanish Succession
End with the Peace of Utrecht - 1713
Philip V won but...
permanently renounced the French throne.
lost some territories
trade premision of slaves
