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Spanish Habsburg dynasty
The religious wars
Habsburg dynasty
Attempts to retain patrimony through war
were very expensive
so they became indebted to Italian and German bankers
The riches from the Americas weren't able to sustain that actions
In order to protect Catholicism
they preserved the religious unity
by discriminating other ideals
by publishing the index of forbidden books
by waging religious wars against protestants outside Spain
by pushing the concept of "purity of blood"
attempted to exert absolute political authority over Europe
Spanish Monarchy in the 16th century
Carlos I and Felipe II reigned
became the most powerful in Europe
Economy and society in the 16th century
The trade with colonies
through the Casa de Contratación
Was controlled by the Port of Sevilla
Thanks to the riches of the Americas the economy prospered
specially from the
Gold
Silver
That caused the population to increase and the cities to grow
The fleet system
it's purpose was to protect the voyages between the Americas and Sevilla
Was organised by Felipe II
Consequences of the arrival of precious metals in Spain
The craft industry began to grow
but the rise of prices in Spain made more worth buying abroad
Enriched the nobility
but they used the wealth to buy luxury
that caused the most of the people to go poorer
More expensive projects were possible
but when they run out of materials this caused the taxes to grow
Enabled investing in wars outside the Peninsula
so the majority of the wealth ended up being used outside the Peninsula
The economy continued to be based on agriculture
so if the harvest was bad the people
