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1.5. ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
After the serious economic and demographic crises
14th century
cereal farming
economy was based on
decline
source of conflict
Crown of Castilla
important
exportation of wool
Transhumance livestock farming developed
shepherds migrated
with flocks of sheep
between
seasons in search of new pastures
migrated
northern meseta
summer
headed south
winter
flocks travelled
along
paths protected by the crown
cañadas reales
Catholic Monarchs
received taxes from the wool trade
gave
numerous privileges
association of shepherds
controlled this activity
Honrado Concejo de la Mesta
1494
Burgos Consulate
founded
control the exportation of wool
from Cantabrian ports
to textile industries of Flanders and England, among others.
Spanish textile
industry developed
enough
cover domestic demand
Agriculture
suffered
increase in livestock farming
pasture land increased
replacing the land dedicated to growing crops
Andalucía
substantial vineyards
olive groves
produce wine and oil
16th century
main source of wealth
precious metal
gold
silver
from Americas
Crown of Aragón
Castilla
14th century
crisis
provoked an increase in the abuses of the nobility
feudal abuses'
abuses
taxes
imposed by the feudal lords
led to a peasant uprising
called the War of the Remences
Ferdinand the Catholic'
ended this conflict
stopping
feudal abuses
with
Sentencia Arbitral de Guadalupe in 1486
Trade in the Mediterranean
benefitted
from incorporation of Italian territories
into the Crown of Aragón
main ports
Valencia
Barcelona
Trade benefitted other economic activities
shipbuilding
textile industry
monarchs protected local industries
placing taxes
duties on foreign products
