Charles govt Flashcards
when did Charles arrive in Spain and how did he look?
- sept 1517
- still a young man, didn’t look like a king
what was govt like between 1516-1522?
unstable and inefficient
give examples of Charles’s nepotism?
Adrian Utrecht - Inquisitor general
Chieves de Croy - principal advisor
Laurent de Gorfief - first rights to trade African slaves to the new world - worth 25,000 ducats
what were the grievances of the 1518 parliament and how did Charles respond ?
- unhappy as foreign advisors given best jobs
- responded poorly by giving them all Spanish citizenship
when was Cisneros regent ?
whilst Charles had yet to come to Spain
how was Cisneros as a regent?
- Bullied by nobles
- Wanted to set up ‘militia’, nobles simply said no
how was Charles partly efficient?
Managed to get 600,000 ducats from parliament over three years
what was govt like between 1522-1556?
stable but inefficient
how long did he stay in Spain for ?
7 years
how was Charles when he returned from HRE?
Returned looking like an actual king and had new-found self confidence
who were his two royal secretaries?
gattinara and Cobos
what did gattinara do?
developed the conciliar system of govt
what did Cobos do
- trained Philip in government from age of 12
- responsible for recruitment and training of bureaucracy for local government in Castile
- Arranged for administrative papers to be deposited @ Simancas thus creating sate archives
when did Charles allow most cities encabezamiento?
1525 cortes of Toledo
why was the encabezamiento bad for Charles
- Charles collected less tax as it was paid through lump sum
- Often negotiated at a lower cost
what happened at 1527 Valladolid cortes?
- summoned all nobles and clergy to fund Hungarian campaign against Ottomans
- Nobles refused to pay
when did he attempt to introduce sisa tax?
1538 cortes of toledo
did Charles establish stable govt in aragon?
yes
who was the Germania revolt really against ?
Grievances against local Muslims and power of nobles
what did charles do w/ Aragon?
Didn’t attempt to challenge power and financial limitations of crown in Aragon
why did charles leave Aragon alone?
accepted fueros of Aragonese people
what did Philip II do w/ Aragon and what happened ?
- attempted to get more involved in Aragon
- 1591 faced revolt + sent 14,000 troops to deal w/ it
did Charles establish efficient govt in Aragon?
no
what did leaving Aragon alone mean?
he failed to get any money from Aragon
how much money did he get from Aragon?
500,000 ducats/year for each five year period
how else was Aragon struggling?
attacked by North African pirates - damaged economy
how was the council of castile reformed?
halved its size from 16 to 8
increased number of letrados
what was created in 1526?
council of state
what the de jure role of council. of state
- advise emperor on all areas of foreign + domestic policy
- oversee work of other councils
what the de facto role of council of state?
- useful source of patronage
- kept nobles in check
- Charles and those around him dispensed of its advice
who set up council of finance and who ran it?
- 1523 Gattinara set it up
- run by Cobos until his death in 1546
what was the job of council of finance
- met daily
- job to supervise and control income/expenditure and raise money
what did it do to prevent bankruptcy?
forced to sell offices and seizing private bullion shipments
when was the council of indies created?
1524
what was the council of Indies modelled on?
- Modelled on Councils of Castile and Aragon
- developed to administer the new lands
why council of Indies fail?
- letrados on council had never been to new world
- trying to rule land 3000 miles away
