AS Source Flashcards
When did Ferdinand die and when did Charles arrive?
- died jan 1516
- arrived sep 1517
how old was Charles when he arrived in Spain and how did he look?
- 17
- didn’t look kingly
name 3 foreign friends he employed
- Adrain of Utrecht
- chieves de croy
- laurent de gorfief
what role did Adrain of Utrecht get?
inquisitor general
what role did chieves de croy get?
Principal advisor
what role did Laurent de gorfief get?
- first right to trade African slaves to the new world
- worth 25,000 ducats
who took part in the comuneros revolt?
towns and cities
who was an inefficient regent?
Cisneros
why was Cisneros an inefficient regent?
- bullied by nobles
- tried to set up militia - they said no
how many ducats did get from parliament over 3 years?
600,000 ducats
who were the two effective royal secretaries?
gattinara and Cobos
what did gattinara do?
developed conciliar system of govt
what did Cobos do?
- trained prince Philip in govt
- set up state archives @ Simancas
what reforms were there to council of Castile?
- halved from 16 to 8
- increased number of letrados
what council was made to keep nobles happy?
council of state
what council was set up in 1523?
council of finance
name three effective regents Charles used?
Isabella
Cobos
Philip
name 3 African towns Charles lost and when?
1551 Tripoli
1554 Penon de velez
1555 bougie
what countries did Charles control to encircle France?
spain, naples, HRE, low countries
what did French do to help turks?
1540 let them use toulon as a winter base
what were the two mines Spain exploited in 1540s
potosi (peru)
Zacatecas (Mexico)
what % of population didn’t pay tax
13% - nobles
what was the main tax Charles failed to implement and how much would it have earned?
- 1538 sisa tax
- 800,000 / year
by what % did crown expenditure increase
100%
how much did the siege of Metz cost?
2.5 million ducats
how much did he borrow to finance France and when?
1552 borrowed 4 million
by 1556 how much in debt was spain ?
36 million ducats
what did he use for Loans?
juros + asientos
by 1556 what % of income was spent on repaying juros?
68%
when were foreigners allowed into the new world?
1524-1538
what percentage of silver went to foreign bankers
40%
what was inflation in Spain across the 16th century ?
400%
how much did wine increased by when and where?
- Andalusia 1511-19
- 655%
how much silver went directly to Charles?
11.9 million ducats worth of silver
what could the silver Charles gained be used for? e.g
used to fight wars e.g. battle of Tunis 1535
why did seville benefit from new world?
house of trade in seville
what was the population increase in seville
1500 - 60,000-70,000
1588 - 150,000
what trade was there in burgos
wool trade
why did kings prefer Castile?
easier to deal with and get money from
who introduced the first list of banned books and when?
- Adrian of utrecht as inquisitor general
- 7 April 1521
what was seized in 1524?
- vessel seized at Pasajes from the French
- full of Lutheran books
in first half of 16th century how many Protestants were brought in front on the inquisition
around 105 protestants
what did the inquisition do in 1551?
produced index of prohibited books
what did regent Joanna do in sept 1588?
- new sweeping edict
- death penalty for introducing books without license
when was the first native index produced?
- 1559 first native index of Spanish inquisition
- known as ‘law of blood’
