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HISPANIC KINGDOMS IN THE 17TH CENTURY
2. THE REIGN OF FELIPE IV
The portuguese revolution
Wanted -> John IV of Portugal king and became independent
Separatists conspiracies
Plots by the nobility to separate Andalucía and Aragón.
The Catalan revolt
Cataluña wanted independence, with France help (Rosellón -> France).
1 THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Monarchs introduced -> Validos.
Felipe III: The Duke of Lerma (1598–1618).
Spain made peace.
Felipe IV: The Count-Duke of Olivares (1622–1643).
Spain was less stable.
CARLOS II (1661–1700)
European territories were lost.
Problems of succesion.
He was steril. Candidates to succeed:
Philip of Anjou (grandson of Louis XIV)
Charles of Austria (son of Emperor Leopold I)
He was choosed by Carlos II.
Caused -> the War of the Spanish Succession (1700–1713).
SOCIETY
Disadvantaged people increased.
Pícaros and mendigos
Were servants and scammed.
Poor hidalgos
Now nobility, refused to work.
Bandits and outlaws
Worked in gangs, rob people.
