AS Source Flashcards

1
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When did Ferdinand die and when did Charles arrive?

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  • died jan 1516

- arrived sep 1517

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2
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how old was Charles when he arrived in Spain and how did he look?

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  • 17

- didn’t look kingly

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3
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name 3 foreign friends he employed

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  • Adrain of Utrecht
  • chieves de croy
  • laurent de gorfief
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4
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what role did Adrain of Utrecht get?

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inquisitor general

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5
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what role did chieves de croy get?

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Principal advisor

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6
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what role did Laurent de gorfief get?

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  • first right to trade African slaves to the new world

- worth 25,000 ducats

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7
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who took part in the comuneros revolt?

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towns and cities

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8
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who was an inefficient regent?

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Cisneros

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9
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why was Cisneros an inefficient regent?

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  • bullied by nobles

- tried to set up militia - they said no

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10
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how many ducats did get from parliament over 3 years?

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600,000 ducats

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11
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who were the two effective royal secretaries?

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gattinara and Cobos

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12
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what did gattinara do?

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developed conciliar system of govt

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13
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what did Cobos do?

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  • trained prince Philip in govt

- set up state archives @ Simancas

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14
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what reforms were there to council of Castile?

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  • halved from 16 to 8

- increased number of letrados

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15
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what council was made to keep nobles happy?

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council of state

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16
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what council was set up in 1523?

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council of finance

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17
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name three effective regents Charles used?

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Isabella
Cobos
Philip

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18
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name 3 African towns Charles lost and when?

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1551 Tripoli
1554 Penon de velez
1555 bougie

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19
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what countries did Charles control to encircle France?

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spain, naples, HRE, low countries

20
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what did French do to help turks?

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1540 let them use toulon as a winter base

21
Q

what were the two mines Spain exploited in 1540s

A

potosi (peru)

Zacatecas (Mexico)

22
Q

what % of population didn’t pay tax

A

13% - nobles

23
Q

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

A
  • 1538 sisa tax

- 800,000 / year

24
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by what % did crown expenditure increase

25
how much did the siege of Metz cost?
2.5 million ducats
26
how much did he borrow to finance France and when?
1552 borrowed 4 million
27
by 1556 how much in debt was spain ?
36 million ducats
28
what did he use for Loans?
juros + asientos
29
by 1556 what % of income was spent on repaying juros?
68%
30
when were foreigners allowed into the new world?
1524-1538
31
what percentage of silver went to foreign bankers
40%
32
what was inflation in Spain across the 16th century ?
400%
33
how much did wine increased by when and where?
- Andalusia 1511-19 | - 655%
34
how much silver went directly to Charles?
11.9 million ducats worth of silver
35
what could the silver Charles gained be used for? e.g
used to fight wars e.g. battle of Tunis 1535
36
why did seville benefit from new world?
house of trade in seville
37
what was the population increase in seville
1500 - 60,000-70,000 | 1588 - 150,000
38
what trade was there in burgos
wool trade
39
why did kings prefer Castile?
easier to deal with and get money from
40
who introduced the first list of banned books and when?
- Adrian of utrecht as inquisitor general | - 7 April 1521
41
what was seized in 1524?
- vessel seized at Pasajes from the French | - full of Lutheran books
42
in first half of 16th century how many Protestants were brought in front on the inquisition
around 105 protestants
43
what did the inquisition do in 1551?
produced index of prohibited books
44
what did regent Joanna do in sept 1588?
- new sweeping edict | - death penalty for introducing books without license
45
when was the first native index produced?
- 1559 first native index of Spanish inquisition | - known as 'law of blood'