Domestic challenges Flashcards
what were the 5 main domestic challenges?
moors, nobility, expulsion of jews, finances and aragon
what threat did the Moors in Granada pose?
- threat that Ottomans could use Granada as a stronghold and landing point for Spanish invasion
- recently conquered Constantinople in 1453
what evidence was there of Granada working w/ ottomans?
evidence of Granada plotting with Barbary pirates in N. Africa and Ottoman turks
was the Granada campaign a success?
- great success - Granada was annexed into the crown
- defeated a major challenge
were the nobility dealt with well by the crown?
yes. reduced their power and brought into alliance with monarchy
how was the Granada war used to control nobility?
- used to unite the nobility
- Castilian and Aragonese nobles fought alongside monarchy
what did pope Alexander IV declare F+I in 1494?
los reyos catolicos - demonstrates respect monarchy commanded from its Citizens
how was the political power of the nobility reduced?
largely replaced w/ letrados in councils and in 1493 had voting rights removed
how can the success in controlling nobles be seen>
no noble revolts after 1479
were the nobles crushed?
no. compromises made between nobles and crown
what did the crown do with the Marquis in Cadiz?
when crown to Cadiz, compensated him with Dukedom of Arcos
what deal did the crown do with Don Pedro in 1503?
traded velez Rubio and velez blanco for Cartegna
what happened with nobles and castles
despite 1500 pragmatica, by 1504 265 castles had been rebuilt or repaired
where did Count of Burgos steal land?
land from municipalities surrounding Burgos - unpunished
when were jews expelled from Spain ?
31 march 1492
how many jews were ostensibly removed from Iberia?
80,000
what did the expulsion lead to in reality?
over 50,000 new Conversos in Spain - weakening Catholicism
why did conversos undermine domestic policies?
resources directed at ensuring there weren’t any false conversions
how many conversos were burnt by 1500?
IQ burnt 2000 conversos by 1500 - expulsion did not solve issue of jews in Spain
what IQ policy divided catholic society?
limpieza de sangre
what did limpieza de sangre lead to?
- created culture of fear mongering
- led to neighbours informing on each other
was the issue of converses a major threat to Spain?
No - far more pressing issues
what were crown finances like at the start of the reign?
dire state after civil war
why were finances a domestic challenge?
limited power of crown
how did crown finances increase between 1474 and 1510?
1474 - 11m maravedis 1496 - 269m maravedis 1504 - 315m maravedis 1510 - 320m maravedis - an exponential increase
what did dealing with finances allow crown to do?
deal with other problems
how much did Granada war cost?
800m maravedis
was aragon dealt with effectively?
no
how did Ferdinand treat aragon?
- only spent 7.5yrs / 37yr reign in aragon
- made little effort to deal w/its challenges e.g. unwillingness to provide tax
how did the hermandad fare in Aragon?
- introduced in 1480s, but immediately suspended following years
- didn’t even try to introduce it in Catalonia
- didn’t last long
