Decline of Spain Flashcards
What was the biggest mistake ??? that phillip made in 1588
He tried to invade England because he was mad at Elizabeth
how did phillip attempt to do that even tho he failed
Brings a fleet up to england and gets wiped out by british
by 1600sspainish is ___
declining
Causes of spain
1) How did they handl gold
So much gold from New World that they didnt do any manafacturing
2) what did the gold result in
inflation
3) what happened when gold ran out
they were fucked cuz they didnt develop any manafacturing
4) What happened that dicouraged buisnesses?
They put a tax on buisness
5) Money issues?
they began borrowing money and couldnt repay their debts
6) Pirates were stealing ___
Gold
7) Who wanted power in the new world
Creoles
8) Continued persecution of __?
morellos ??
9) Incest…
decadents or weird marriages def fucked with their image