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SPAIN: THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Carlos II
died without children
named Felipe V his heir
War of Succesion
Felipe of Bourbon
grandson of Louis XIV of France
Carlos of Habsburg
International war
various countries
were suspicious of an alliance between France and Spain
Hauge alliance declared war on France
in 1701
Treaty of Utrecht
1713
Felipe V renounced to the throne of France
territorial and commercial concession
to members of the alliance
Spain
lost its European territories
Felipe V was recognised King of Sapin in the indies.
Civil war in the Hispanic Monarchy
supporters of the Bourbons
mainly in Castilla
supporters of the Habsburgs
in Aragón
ended in 1715
the Crown of Aragón was punished
Felipe invoked the Right of conquest
Nueva Plata Decrees
abolish
fueros
diputaciones generales
fiscal system of its kingdoms
customs
maintain the civil and commercial law
Aragón
Cataluña
Mallorca
POLITICAL REFORMS
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
imposed by the Spanish Bourbons
inspired by the French absolutism
evolved to the enlightened despotism
at midi-18th century
the monarchy
needed the support of the elites
centralised the political decisions in the royal court
actions were limited
decisions approved by the elites
Cabinets
replaced the old Habsburg model
prime ministers
councils
validos
ministers
secretarios de despacho
the state
the navy
the treasury
territories
Aragonese institutions abolished
Navarra and Basque provinces
maintain
fueros
laws
institutions
tax regimes
customs
America
created viceroyalties
New Granada
Río de la Plata
Regalist policies
The count of Floriblanca
persuaded the pope
to dissolve the society of Jesus
from the Council of Castilla
Palaces
an image of power
based in Versailles
La Granja de San Ildefonso
FOREIGN POLICY
Bourbon Monarchs
Felipe V
1700-1724
abdicated in favos of his son
1724-1746
returned after the death of his son
reinged until his death
won the War of Succession
Luis I
1724
only ruled for six months
early death
Fernando VI
1746-1759
no children
succeeded by his stepbrother
Carlos III
1759-1788
enlightened despot
after abdicating as king of Naples and Sicily
Carlos IV
1788-1808
he saw the transition
between to eras
forced to abdicate
affinity with the French Bourbons
alliance: "Family Compacts"
Great Britain
Atlantic expansion
take American territories from Spain
Seven Years' War
1756-1763
treaty of Paris
British hegemony in the world
Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain
Spain obtained Louisiana
from France
ECONOMIC REFORMS: TRADE
Domestic trade
difficulties
rugged terrain
bad roads
local commerce
Bourbons promoted public works
helped in certain areas
inland Spain remained difficult
Foreign trade
more important
with America
the West Indies fleet
disappeared
used to organise the commercial monopoly
Carlos III signed decrees
approving free trade
some ports of the peninsula
others from Spanish America
Liberation of the grain trade
a decree from Carlos III
1765
regulated
essential
to avoid famine
bread's price rise
because the poor harvest
popular revolts
1766
"Esquilache Riots"
ECONOMIC REFORMS: CRAFT
favoured by the government
domestic craft industry
specially the textile industry
important sector in Barcelona
printed cotton fabrics
trade schools were also created
Royal manufacturers
factories
luxury
basic products
crated many jobs
not profitable
not enough comsume
Madrid
Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara
Real Fábrica de Paños de San Fernando de Henares
Real Fábrica de Porcelanas del Buen Retiro
Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja (Segovia)
Real Fábrica de Sedas de Talavera de la Reina (Toledo)
Real Fábrica de Paños de Brihuega (Guadalajara)
Real Fábrica de Hilados y Tejidos de Algodón (Ávila)
