Charles Flashcards
When was the council of Indies established and what was its job?
1524
Made up of letrados to draw up necessary laws and hear appeals
What did increased financial security from the New World allow?
Charles to borrow from European banks
What licenses were given from 1518 onwards?
Licenses to transport African slaves to work in the new world
What were viceroys subject to?
Yearly review
What did Charles want to prioritise in the New World?
Conversion of natives to Catholicism
What did imports of silver and gold lead to?
Inflation
Where were viceroys appointed to in the New World?
Mexico and Peru
Who was Las Casas and what did he do?
A Dominican friar who spoke out against the treatment of the natives and the creation of encomienda
When were the New Laws introduced and what did they do?
1542
Abolished slavery and the granting of new encomiendas
What caused the New Laws?
Pressure from the colonists
What were the indies a new market for?
Castilian products
When were the Potosi silver mines discoverd?
1545
What new products were brought back to Europe?
Chocolate, Pineapple, Rubber
How much of all imported silver and gold were the crown allowed to keep?
1/5
Why did the native population decrease dramatically?
Overwork
New diseases (smallpox)
What did increased wealth lead to?
Increased social mobility
What benefits did the new world provide?
Cultural - art, language, music
How much money did the transportation of silver and gold produce per annum?
324,000
How much money did the transportation of silver and gold produce during Charles’ reign?
11 million
Who did the Spanish want as king instead of Charles?
Ferdinand - his younger brother
When was Charles given the crown with a regent?
1516
When was Charles crowned king completely?
1518 - when he turned 18
Where did Charles grow up?
The Netherlands
When did Charles die?
1558
What was Charles nationality?
- Mothered by Margaret of Austria
- Mother was Spanish (Joanna)
- Father Austrian (Phillip of Hasburg)
Who was Charles’ teacher?
Adrian of Utrecht
Who did Charles marry?
Isabella of Portugal
When did Charles marry Isabella of Portugal?
1526
When did Charles abdicate the throne?
1556
What problems were faced by Charles during his reign?
- Lands linked by ruler only - Castile and Aragon
- Threat of France invading Netherlands
- Spanish didn’t trust foreigners
- Ferdinand (brother) favored by nobles as he grew up in Spain
What were the reasons that the Spanish mistrusted Charles?
- Didn’t look like a King
- Limited knowledge of Spain and language
- He didn’t prioritise Spain
- Took him a long time to arrive in Spain
- Advisors not Spanish - Burgundian
- Sent Spanish money to Burgundian court
- Elected as HRE
When did Charles become HRE?
28th June 1519
Why did Charles ruling lots of different countries anger Spanish nobles?
- Lots of different foreign policy aims
- Caused a question of priorities
- Foreigners caused as a threat
Who were Charles’ Burgundian advisers?
Lord of Chievres
Guilliaume Jaques de Croy
Adrian of Utrecht
What were the reserves of the Castilian Cortes when it came to Charles?
- Juan de Zumei publicly refused Charles as a sovereign - wanted Joanna his mother
- Inclusion of foreigners in meetings (Burgundian councilor as president of cortes
What were the demands of the Castilian Cortes from Charles?
- Removal of president of cortes
- Respect laws and privileges’ of Castille
- Remove foreigners from service
- Speak Castillian/live in Spain
What was Charles granted from the Castilian Cortes?
- Servicio of 600,000 ducats without conditions
What were the Aragonese Cortes reservations of Charles?
- reluctant to recognise Charles as King
- Had more power to resist Charles - had to pass through 3 cortes
- Mother, Juana still alive - she should’ve been on the throne
What were the Aragonese Cortes demands of Charles?
- Removal of president of cortes
- Respect laws and privileges
- Speak Castillian/live in Spain
- Remove foreigners from service
- Remove Burgundian advisers
What was Charles granted by the Aragonese Cortes?
250,000 ducats
What were Charles’ sources of income?
The New World
Castille
Aragon
Church
Trade
What were Charles’ costs?
- Greed of Burgundian followers
- Imperial election
- Debt
- Wars
- Empire
- Upkeep of royal household
- Ceremonial court
- Salaries of new positions
- Spending on Jewels and Art
What were the problems Charles could face when it comes to the economy?
Cortes could say no
Ship could sink from the new world
What was Charles source of income from Castille?
- Little resistance from high taxation
- Alcabala
- Established crowns right to servicio
- Defeat of communeros
- tax burden on lower/middle class
- sale of juros
- loans
What was Charles source of income from Aragon?
- Constitution meant couldn’t raise taxes
- Aragon was not economically strong
What was Charles source of income from the church?
- didn’t have to pay taxes
- pope allowed Charles proportion of all income
- cruzada
- 1/4 of royal income
- Orders of Knights
- Gifts of money
How much money did Charles receive from the Church in 1532?
372,000
How much money did Charles receive from the church in 1551?
500,000
What was Charles source of income from the new world?
- silver mines
- revenue from taxes, customs duties, indian tribute and 1/5 all metals mined
- Vital contribution
How much money was the average income of the new world between 1534-1540?
324,000