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06 SPAIN: THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS, Spanish posesion during…
06 SPAIN: THE BOURBON REFORMS AND THEIR LIMITS
The war of succesion
Consequences
Carlos II of Habsburg died
two pretenders to the throne
Prince Felipe of Bourbon
grandson of Louis XIV of France
Carlos of Habsburg
archduke of Austria
chose the Bourbon prince as his heir
civil war broke out in 1705 between supporters of the Habsburgs and the Bourbons
Several kingdoms within the Hague Alliance declared war on France and on Felipe V
an international war break out
ended with the signing of the Peace of Utrecht
meant that Felipe V renounced his claim to the French throne
Hispanic Monarchy lost its European territories, in exchange for being recognised as king of Spain and the Indies
Political reforms
Spanish Bourbons imposed a absolute monarchy inspired by the French absolutist system
evolved towards the model of enlightened despotism
Habsburg model of government, with councils and validos acting as prime ministers, was replaced by cabinets
were formed by ministers or secretarios de despacho
were responsible for the state, the navy and the treasury
Regalist policies were carried out in the Church
Foreign policy
dynastic affinity with the French Bourbons and the Atlantic expansion of Great Britain
led the Spanish kings to ally themselves with France in what are known as ‘Family Compacts'
take part in the Seven Years’ War
ended with the Treaty of Paris
Spain had to cede Florida to Great Britain
in exchange it received Louisiana from France
confirmed British hegemony in the world
Bourbon monarchsin the 18th century
Felipe V
Luis I
Felipe V
Fernando VI
Carlos III
Carlos IV
Economic reforms
Craft
Enlightened governments favoured popular or domestic craft industry
especially the textile industry
very robust new textile sector in Barcelona area dedicated to producing printed cotton fabrics
governments set up Royal manufacturers
factories created to make either luxury or basic products
Although created many jobs, were not profitable in the long term because the country’s level of consumption was very low
Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja (Segovia)
Trade
Domestic trade was difficult
so most commercial transactions were local
due to the rugged Spanish terrain and poor conditions of roads
Bourbons promoted public works
helped improve the situation in certain areas
communication in inland Spain remained difficult
Foreign trade was more important
in particular with America
West Indies fleet that the Hispanic Monarchy used to organise its commercial monopoly with its colonies disappeared
Carlos III signed decrees approving free trade in others from Spanish America
and in others from Spanish America
various ports in the Iberian Peninsula
Carlos III decreed liberalisation of the grain trade
Spanish posesion during the reign of Carlos III
