THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
POLITICAL REFORMS
FOREIGN POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS: CRAFT
Territorial consequences
Hague Alliance declared war on France in 1701
two pretenders to the throne
Carlos of Habsburg
Felipe of Bourbon
sworn in as king between 1701 and 1702
1705: Hispanic Monarchy a civil war (Habsburgs and Bourbons)
end in 1713 with the Peace of Utrecht
commercial and territorial concessions
Felipe V renounce to the French throne
Nueva Planta decrees to abolish the courts, fueros, diputaciones generales...
civil and commercial law of Aragón, Cataluña and Mallorca maintained
civil war lasted until 1715
after the imposition of the Nueva Planta decrees
Regalist policies carried out in Church
cabinets replaced councils and validos
the Bourbons palaces
Bourbons impose absolute monarchy
evolve towards the enlightened despotism
ministers cared about main matters of government
Aragonese institutions replaced
fueros, laws, institutions, tax regimes and customs of Navarra and the Basque provinces remained
viceroyalties of New Granada and Río de la Plata created
Count of Floridablanca persuade the pope dissolve Society of Jesus in 1773
demonstrate an image of power
order the construction or restoration of palaces
based on the classical design of the Palace of Versailles
Bourbon monarchs in the 18th century
Family compacts
Spanish kings allied with France
take part in the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763)
end with Treaty of Paris, British hegemony in the world
FERNANDO VI (1746–1759)
FELIPE V (1724–1746)
CARLOS III (1759–1788)
LUIS I (1724)
CARLOS IV (1788–1808)
FELIPE V (1700–1724)
Spain cede Florida to Great Britain
it received Louisiana from France
textile sector in Barcelona: produce printed cotton fabrics
governments of the Hispanic Monarchy set up Royal manufacturers
Enlightened governments favoured craft industry
created trade schools
not profitable in the long term, level of consumption very low
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