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Charles And Government Flashcards

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How many members were in the court by 1550

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Over 750 members

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How much money did the court cost by 1550?

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Approx 200,000 ducats

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What type of Council was the Royal Council of Castile?

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Administrative

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When was the Council of war set up?

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1522

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What type of council was the Council of Finance?

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Administrative

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What type of council was the Council of State?

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Advisory

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When was the council of war set up?

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1522

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When was the council of finance set up?

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1523

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When was the council of state set up?

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1526

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When was the Council of Indies set up?

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1524

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When was the Council of Italy set up?

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1555

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Who directed the council of finance?

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Los Cobos

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How many members were on the royal council of Castile?

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12 and they were letrados

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What was the purpose of the Royal Council of Castile?

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To act as a Supreme Court, advise the king and high courts (audencias) could appeal to it

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What was the purpose of the council of war?

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To devise the monarch’s military policies and all military matters of the Crown

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What was the purpose of the Council of Finance?

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To deal with Castile’s finances and then gradually all of Charles’. Took over regional councils and was most important as it dealt with all of finance

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What was the purpose of the council of state?

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To advise Charles on matters concerning the government of Spain. Little political influence or administrative importance

18
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Why was Charles’s conciliar system effective?

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  • it became more efficient
  • fewer reps of nobility, more letrados
  • new councils helped with administering to an extended empire
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Why wasn’t Charles’ conciliar system effective?

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  • It was more to advise Charles rather than to implement decisions - no officials for this
  • no unit for the whole empire
20
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What did secretaries dominate?

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Council agenda

21
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Who drafted royal documents?

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Secretaries

22
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Who gave out patronage?

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Secretaries

23
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Who controlled incoming correspondence?

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Secretaries

24
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Where was Francisco de Los Cobos from?

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Andalusia

25
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When did Los Cobos become a royal secretary?

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1516

26
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When was Los Cobos promoted to the Council of State?

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1529

27
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When did los Cobos become the King’s chief councillor?

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1530, following Gattinara’s death

28
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In what years did Los Cobos accompany Charles on his travels?

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1530-38

29
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When did Los Cobos begin to focus on Spanish affairs?

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1539 onwards

30
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How did Charles try to stop excessive corruption of secretaries?

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He tried to play some personal part in dealing with every issue and he wrote to ministers and ambassadors himself

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