THE SPANISH HABSBURG DYNASTY
The religious wars
Economy and society in the 16th century
Habsburg dynasty 
administrative system
16th century
arrival of precious metals affected Spanish Monarchy
end of the 16th century
fleet system
fall in production
port of Sevilla
economic decline
economy prospered
1516-1556
Felipe II
Spanish Monarchy
most powerful in Europe
Carlos V reigned
took over the throne from 1556-1598
retain their territorial patrimony
defend Catholicism
riches obtained from the Americas
numerous wars against other kingdoms
not sufficient to finance foreign policies
became indebted
Italian bankers
German bankers
measures to preserve religious unity
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in their territories
the whole of Europe
domestic policy
who questioned Catholicism were repressed
published the Index of forbidden books
resorted to using the concept of
discriminatory
limpieza de sangre
to prevent conversos
were the descendents of
Jews
Muslims
gaining access to public positions
Outside Spain
against the Protestant states
waged religiously motivated wars
established by the Catholic Monarchs
Both monarchs
maintained
expanded
consisted of different councils 
due to the riches obtained from the Americas
silver
gold 
Consequently
monopolised trade
the Casa de Contratación
population increased
cities grew
protect the ships from pirate attacks
groups escorted by warships between
organised by Felipe II
Americans voyages 
Sevilla's voyages
numerous wars
involved in throughout Europe
majority of this wealth ended up
to finance
outside the Iberian Peninsula
arrival of metals
enriched the nobility
silver and gold
buy luxury products
not invest in production
majority of the population became poorer
craft industry
rise in prices
began to grow
increase in demand from American territories
Spanish products more expensive
cheaper to buy them abroad 
more expensive projects
resources ran out
collected from
more resources
resorted to increasing taxes
the peasants
the bourgeoisie
privileged classes
did not have to pay them
economy
majority of the population became
based on agriculture 
extremely vulnerable when harvests were bad
Only small local craft industries
major industries
Spanish economy went into decline
supplied the limited domestic demand
able to survive
such as
Castilian wool industry
Crown of Aragón's textile industry
not compete with those from abroad
fewer raw materials were bought/sold
umber of products manufactured decreased
affected trade
people who had to beg to survive
many joined the clergy to escape poverty
affected society
increase