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Early Modern Society
Society in Spain
Spanish nobles believed that work brought dishonour
they did not usually invest
The bourgeoisie was small and insignificant
The petite bourgeoisie and the peasantry became poorer
as a result of the 17th-century economic crisis
poverty caused some people to become
thieves
bandits
beggars
The number of people entering the clergy increased
estates of the real
The First and Second Estates
They were exempt from paying tax to the crown
they lived on the rent
the lesser nobility and the lower clergy were often poor
The Third Estate
didn't have any properties and had to pay tax
The upper middle class/bourgeoisie
became richer and more powerful
composed of prominent merchants and business owners
The lower middle class/petite bourgeoisie
declined because they could't compete with new forms of production
composed of small merchants and craftsme
The peasantry
suffered during the 17th century
because of poor harvests
rising prices and the higher taxes which they had to pay to the crown
