1556- Castile, Aragon, Habsburg Lands in
Italy, Spanish Lands in New World, Burgunian
lands (Netherlands and Franche Comte)
Monarquia-
Seperate
states with
one ruler!
Encircled France= conflict
Wives
1. Maria of Portugal 1543-45
Died giving birth to Don
Carlos
2. Mary I of
England
1554-58
3. Elizabeth of
Valois 1559-68
1568- Don
Carlos died
same year as
EofV. Dutch
propaganda-
The Black
Legend of
Philip II was
spread during
Dutch Revolt
that Philip
killed wife
and son so he
could marry
Anne
4. Anne of
Austria 1570-80
(mother of Philip
III)
Finance:
reduce
Expenditure
and
increase
income
Bankruptcy= Peace
1557 Bankrupt
1559 Chateau
Cambresis
1575 Bankrupt
1578 Truce with
Turks
1596 Bankrupt
1598 Vervins
Expenditure
Royal House hold
costs
Cuts household
expense
Ottomans= Lepanto: 1.1m (1571)
England= Armada:10m (1588)
Dutch Revolt: 80m (1566-1600)
Not prepared to scale back
military spending. No
communication between
Council of War and Council of
Finance
1576- Sack of Antwerp
New palace- El
Escorial: 5m
Income
Alcabala-
10%
sales tax
Servicio-
subsidies
granted by
Cortes
Castile
Tax
Increase income
Castilian
Cortes
granted
regular
subsidies.
Custom
duties raised /
new ones
introduced.
Sisa (on basic
commodities-
hits poor
hardest)
Millones
(wine, Oil
and
Vinegar)
Philip takes direct
control of custom
houses
Church-
Royal Third/
1/3 of tithes.
Three
Graces
Quinto
Real/ Royal
FIfth.
Silver and Gold
imports peak at 43
million (1591-95)
Taxation of NW
settlers & Naitives
Custon duties on NW
trade
Venality- led to
corruption/inefficiency.
alienation- selling
Crown land to grandees.
Juras sold
(government
bonds)
Social/economic changes
Vaneer of Pre-eminence (world leader)?-
Dominates Europe & NW. Wealth from
NW. Leading fight against Turks. SO MUCH
POTENTIAL.... but internal issues.
increasing
population. Particularly in Castle
increasing demand for food- not
met by agricultural production and
failed harvest= high food prices and
inflation.
vagrancy and brigandage increases
DECLINES in
1600s- men
fighting, high
rates of
celibacy,
famine and
plague.
well
established
wool trade
in North
and NW
Trade in
the South.
wool trade with Flanders, French and English
interupted by Dutch Revolt and conflict with
France and England.
Drop in demand of spanish wool due to changing fashions, dutch
revolt and foreign competition. Farmers change to Arable farming-
still does not meet population demand so spain has to import from
N. Europe in exchange for fish and wool.
Large parts of Spain cannot be
farmed- to arid, high above sea
level, fear of piracy.
1561Madrid made the capital-
population shifts from
nearby towns to capital.
Good
seaborne
Trade.Med
coast
trade links
with Italy
and the
Levant
Spain is not an economic unit- autonomous
self-sufficient regions, poor inland transport
networks, vadnitry, mistrust
Heavy toll on roads/bridges/rivers stifles internal trade
Castile exports raw goods and imports manufactured goods!
NO INDUSTRY
Seville/ Casa de Contratacion- wealth is illusory. money
goes straight to pay debt(never enters economy)
NW- source of bullion & exotic commodities.
wars disrupted trade & put off investors
INFLATION
ship building in Bilbao and Barcelona
SIlk from Valencia and Granada
England
1554-58 Married
to Mary I
1561-stops Pope
excommunicating Liz I
1568-Liz stops spanish
ships reaching Neth
1570s-supports Drakes attacks
1585- treaty of Nonsuch:England
allies with Dutch. Reaction to
treaty of Joinville 1584. fear of a
catholic alliance with spanish and
french.
1587- Mary scot executed
1588- SPanish Armada:FAIL
France
initlially at war (H/V) but
bankruptcy (1557)= Chateau
Cambresis (1559)= 30 years
1562- FWOR
1584- Henry of Navarre is heir so Phil SIgns treaty of
Joinville (send money and troops to french rebels)
1590/92 invades France to stop Henry becoming King
1593- Pope Converts Henry
spain do not pull troops
out. France declares
war (1959)
1596-bankruptcy=
1598 Vervins
Turks
1551-Tripoli
1555- Bougie
1570- Holy League
(Pope/ Genoa/
Venice)
1571- Lepanto 30,00
dead turks. 35/230
turkish ships left
1578- Truce. Philip needs to focus on N Europe. Pope NOT HAPPY
Annexation of Portugual 1580
Religion- Devout Catholic
Refused to rule over
heretics/ Protestants
Council of Trent (1562-63)- uniformity in worship
and dress. growth of religious
literature/art. jesuits ecouraged.
Inquisition
1559-62= 6 Auto de fe.
after 1562 only 6
protestant cases
degree of censorship. index of banned
books. block spanish from studying abroad=
spain cut off from eternal cultural influences
Counter Reformation=
Dutch Revolt 1566
Dutch revolt 1566
South= loyal
North= break
away
high taxation to fund spanish was with
france. Heresy. Nobility alienated from
Philips Government. Absenteeism. Feel
like a spanish colony.
Philips new
religious policies-
14 new
bishoprics.
inquisition.
reorganised
catholic church
admin.
1576 Sack of Antwerp.
Pacification of Ghent
Revolt of Moriscos-
1568-70
Government
1561-centralises government
around madrid- more efficient
timetables council meetings
Letrados as secretaries- loyal
1580s- Juntas for specific issues.
philip- didnt delegate. workaholic. control frea=
inefficient
5 new councils (council of Italy/portugal/Flanders
uncil independent of each other= conflict
fractionalism in government
New World
1569
Council
of indies
Virceroys &
Audencias,
balance each
other=
effective
conquistadores
hard to control
Philip gave
settlers the right
to explot indian
labour
distance means law is
difficult to enforce
1591-1595:
42,000,000
Bullion- inflation.
enabled borrowing,
funded wars, bribes
for portugal