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THE SPANISH HABSBURG DYNASTY
The religious wars
Carlos V and Felipe II
belonged to the
Habsburg
dynasty
Their objectives
To
retain their territorial patrimony
through numerous wars against other kingdoms
The riches from America
weren't sufficient to finance foreign policies
became indebted to
Italian bankers
German bankers
To
defend Catholicism
took measures
to preserve
religious unity
in their territories and the whole of Europe.
Domestic policy continued ->
discriminatory
If you questioned Catholicism, you were repressed
published the Index of forbidden books
Resorted to use -> "limpieza de sangre"
to prevent the conversos
Outside Spain
waged religiously motivated wars against the Protestant states.
Economy and society in the 16th century
The riches thing from America
gold
silver
Fleet system
to protect the ships from pirate attacks
organised by Felipe II
ways that affected the arrival of precious metals
Economy
continued -> based on
agriculture
population became extremely vulnerable when harvests were bad
The arrivals of metals
enriched the nobility
used the silver and gold
to buy luxury products
the population became poorer
Enabled the King
to
finance the wars
they were involved
in Europe
wealth ended up outside the Iberian Peninsula
Craft industry
began
to an increase in demand from the American territories.
to grow due
rise in prices
made Spanish products
it became cheaper to buy them abroad
more expensive
More expensive projects
be able by the monarchs
when resources ran out
resorted to increasing taxes
collected from the peasants and the bourgeoisie
At the end
Spanish economy -> decline
Only small locals survive
industries couldn't compete with those from abroad
Fall in production
-> affected
Trade
-> affected
This economic decline deeply affected society
