SPAIN: THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS

THE WAR OF SUCCESSION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

ECONOMIC REFORMS: TRADE

POLITICAL REFORMS

FOREING POLICY

Carlos II died without heirs

two pretenders to the throne

Carlos of Habsburg (Austria)

Prince Felipe of Bourbon (French)

Carlos II chose the Bourbon as heir

other countries didin't want Spain and France to alliate

a internationall war againts Felipe (1701)

Civil war in Spain (1705-1715)

supporters of Habsburgs

supporters of Bourbons

in Castilla

in Aragón

ended with the Peace of Utrecht (1713)

Felipe ruled Spain but didn't unite to France

Hispanic Monarchy lost European territories

by the Hague Alliance

Felipe punished Aragón for betraying him

Nueva Planta decrees

abolished

the court

fueros

diputaciones generales

customs and fiscal system

civil+comercial law mantained

Bourbons imposed absolute monarchy

18th enlightened despotism

to turn the royal court into the centre pf political decisions

need support of elited

replaced the councils and validos by cabinets

formed by

ministers

secretarios de despacho

resposible of mantaining

the state

the navy

the treasury

Terriitory

after the Nueva Planta decrees

Aragonese institutions that were abolished were replaced by new

Nothing change in Navarra and Basque provinces

America

viceroyalties were created

New Granada

Río de la Plata

Regalist policies

the King had more power than the Church

persuaded the Pope to disolve the Jesuits (1773)

for been anti-reformist

Family Compacts

alliance between France and Spain

because

Great Britain was takeing Hispanic territories from the Americas

Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

ended with Treaty of Paris

Great Britain was the main power in the world

territories

Spain gave Florida to Great Britain

Spain received Louisiana from France

Bourbon Monarchs

Felipe V (1700-1724)

Won the War of Succession

gave to his son the throne

Luis (1724)

son of Felipe V

died six months after becoming King

Felipe V (1724-1746)

returned to the throne

ruled until his death

Fernando VI (1746-1759)

No children

Carlos III his stepbrother became king

Carlos III (1759-1788)

main example of enlightened despot in Spain

Carlos IV (1788-1808)

saw the transition between two eras

he was forced to abdicate

Foreing trade

Domestic trade

Carlos III

was difficult

rugged terrain

bad roard

most commercial transactions local

Bourbons

promoted public works

improved situation

still were isolated areas

was important

specially with the Americas

The Wes Indies fleet disappeared

used to organice commercial monopoly with colonies

Carlos III

1765 -778 signed decrees

approving free trade in some ports

Iberan Peninsula

Spanish America

decreed the liberalisation of the grain trade (1765)

these goods trade was regulated

to avoid famine

free trade of grain+poor harvest

rise in price of bread

popular revolts 1766

Esquilache Riots

image

image

image

image

image

image

image