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Question 1

When did Ferdinand die and when did Charles arrive?

Answer 1

• died jan 1516

- arrived sep 1517

Question 2

how old was Charles when he arrived in Spain and how did he look?

Answer 2

• 17

- didn’t look kingly

Question 3

name 3 foreign friends he employed

Answer 3

• Adrain of Utrecht
• chieves de croy
• laurent de gorfief

Question 4

what role did Adrain of Utrecht get?

Answer 4

inquisitor general

Question 5

what role did chieves de croy get?

Answer 5

Principal advisor

Question 6

what role did Laurent de gorfief get?

Answer 6

• first right to trade African slaves to the new world

- worth 25,000 ducats

Question 7

who took part in the comuneros revolt?

Answer 7

towns and cities

Question 8

who was an inefficient regent?

Answer 8

Cisneros

Question 9

why was Cisneros an inefficient regent?

Answer 9

• bullied by nobles

- tried to set up militia - they said no

Question 10

how many ducats did get from parliament over 3 years?

Answer 10

600,000 ducats

Question 11

who were the two effective royal secretaries?

Answer 11

gattinara and Cobos

Question 12

what did gattinara do?

Answer 12

developed conciliar system of govt

Question 13

what did Cobos do?

Answer 13

• trained prince Philip in govt

- set up state archives @ Simancas

Question 14

what reforms were there to council of Castile?

Answer 14

• halved from 16 to 8

- increased number of letrados

Question 15

what council was made to keep nobles happy?

Answer 15

council of state

Question 16

what council was set up in 1523?

Answer 16

council of finance

Question 17

name three effective regents Charles used?

Answer 17

Isabella
Cobos
Philip

Question 18

name 3 African towns Charles lost and when?

Answer 18

1551 Tripoli
1554 Penon de velez
1555 bougie

Question 19

what countries did Charles control to encircle France?

Answer 19

spain, naples, HRE, low countries

Question 20

what did French do to help turks?

Answer 20

1540 let them use toulon as a winter base

Question 21

what were the two mines Spain exploited in 1540s

Answer 21

potosi (peru)

Zacatecas (Mexico)

Question 22

what % of population didn’t pay tax

Answer 22

13% - nobles

Question 23

what was the main tax Charles failed to implement and how much would it have earned?

Answer 23

• 1538 sisa tax

- 800,000 / year

Question 24

by what % did crown expenditure increase

Answer 24

100%

Question 25

how much did the siege of Metz cost?

Answer 25

2.5 million ducats

Question 26

how much did he borrow to finance France and when?

Answer 26

1552 borrowed 4 million

Question 27

by 1556 how much in debt was spain ?

Answer 27

36 million ducats

Question 28

what did he use for Loans?

Answer 28

juros + asientos

Question 29

by 1556 what % of income was spent on repaying juros?

Answer 29

68%

Question 30

when were foreigners allowed into the new world?

Answer 30

1524-1538

Question 31

what percentage of silver went to foreign bankers

Answer 31

40%

Question 32

what was inflation in Spain across the 16th century ?

Answer 32

400%

Question 33

how much did wine increased by when and where?

Answer 33

• Andalusia 1511-19

- 655%

Question 34

how much silver went directly to Charles?

Answer 34

11.9 million ducats worth of silver

Question 35

what could the silver Charles gained be used for? e.g

Answer 35

used to fight wars e.g. battle of Tunis 1535

Question 36

why did seville benefit from new world?

Answer 36

house of trade in seville

Question 37

what was the population increase in seville

Answer 37

1500 - 60,000-70,000

1588 - 150,000

Question 38

what trade was there in burgos

Answer 38

wool trade

Question 39

why did kings prefer Castile?

Answer 39

easier to deal with and get money from

Question 40

who introduced the first list of banned books and when?

Answer 40

• Adrian of utrecht as inquisitor general

- 7 April 1521

Question 41

what was seized in 1524?

Answer 41

• vessel seized at Pasajes from the French

- full of Lutheran books

Question 42

in first half of 16th century how many Protestants were brought in front on the inquisition

Answer 42

around 105 protestants

Question 43

what did the inquisition do in 1551?

Answer 43

produced index of prohibited books

Question 44

what did regent Joanna do in sept 1588?

Answer 44

• new sweeping edict

- death penalty for introducing books without license

Question 45

when was the first native index produced?

Answer 45

• 1559 first native index of Spanish inquisition

- known as ‘law of blood’