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THE SPANISH HABSBURG DYNASTY
RELIGIOUS WARS
Political objectives
Defend Catholicism
Domestic plicy continued discriminatory
Published Index of forbidden books
Resorted using the 'limpieza de sangre'
prevent conversos who were descendents of Jews and Muslims
Gaining access to political positions
Who questioned Catholicism were repressed
Outside Spain, they waged religiously motivated wars against the Protestant states.
Measures to preserve religious unity in territories and whole Europe
Both monarchs maintained and expanded the administrative system which consisted of different councils
Retain their territorial patrimony
Riches obtained from the Americas not sufficient to finance foregin policies
Became indebted to Italian & Germany bankers
Numerous wars against other kingdom
What was?
Carlos V, reined from
1516-1556
Felipe II, reined from
1556-1598
Spanish monarchy became the most powerful in Europe
ECONOMY AND SOCIENTY(16th century)
At the end of the century
Local craft industries were able to survive
Spanish economy went into decline
Major industries could not compete with those from abroad
Felipe II organised a fleet system
Voyages between the Americas and Sevilla could be made
Groups escorted by warships.
Protect the ships from pirate attacks
Economy prospered due to the riches obtained from the Americas, especially silver and gold.
Population increased and the cities grew.
Port of Sevilla monopolised trade
Economic decline deeply affected society
Many joined the clergy to escape poverty.
Number of people who had to beg to survive increased
Arrival of precious metals
Craft industry
Rise in prices made Spanish products more expensive and it became cheaper to buy them abroad
Grow due to an increase in demand from the American territories
More resources
Resources ran out they resorted to increasing taxes
Collected from the peasants and the bourgeoisie, as the privileged classes
Able to begin more expensive projects
Enriched the nobility
Did not invest in production
Majority of the population became poorer
Used the silver and gold to buy luxury products
Economy
Majority of the population became extremely vulnerable
Continued to be based on agriculture
Finance numerous wars
Majority of this wealth ended up outside the Iberian Peninsula.
Involved throughout Europe
Fall in production also affected trade
number of products manufactured decreased
fewer raw materials were bought and sold
