Domestic challenges

Question 1

what were the 5 main domestic challenges?

Answer 1

moors, nobility, expulsion of jews, finances and aragon

Question 2

what threat did the Moors in Granada pose?

Answer 2

• threat that Ottomans could use Granada as a stronghold and landing point for Spanish invasion
• recently conquered Constantinople in 1453

Question 3

what evidence was there of Granada working w/ ottomans?

Answer 3

evidence of Granada plotting with Barbary pirates in N. Africa and Ottoman turks

Question 4

was the Granada campaign a success?

Answer 4

• great success - Granada was annexed into the crown

- defeated a major challenge

Question 5

were the nobility dealt with well by the crown?

Answer 5

yes. reduced their power and brought into alliance with monarchy

Question 6

how was the Granada war used to control nobility?

Answer 6

• used to unite the nobility

- Castilian and Aragonese nobles fought alongside monarchy

Question 7

what did pope Alexander IV declare F+I in 1494?

Answer 7

los reyos catolicos - demonstrates respect monarchy commanded from its Citizens

Question 8

how was the political power of the nobility reduced?

Answer 8

largely replaced w/ letrados in councils and in 1493 had voting rights removed

Question 9

how can the success in controlling nobles be seen>

Answer 9

no noble revolts after 1479

Question 10

were the nobles crushed?

Answer 10

no. compromises made between nobles and crown

Question 11

what did the crown do with the Marquis in Cadiz?

Answer 11

when crown to Cadiz, compensated him with Dukedom of Arcos

Question 12

what deal did the crown do with Don Pedro in 1503?

Answer 12

traded velez Rubio and velez blanco for Cartegna

Question 13

what happened with nobles and castles

Answer 13

despite 1500 pragmatica, by 1504 265 castles had been rebuilt or repaired

Question 14

where did Count of Burgos steal land?

Answer 14

land from municipalities surrounding Burgos - unpunished

Question 15

when were jews expelled from Spain ?

Answer 15

31 march 1492

Question 16

how many jews were ostensibly removed from Iberia?

Answer 16

80,000

Question 17

what did the expulsion lead to in reality?

Answer 17

over 50,000 new Conversos in Spain - weakening Catholicism

Question 18

why did conversos undermine domestic policies?

Answer 18

resources directed at ensuring there weren’t any false conversions

Question 19

how many conversos were burnt by 1500?

Answer 19

IQ burnt 2000 conversos by 1500 - expulsion did not solve issue of jews in Spain

Question 20

what IQ policy divided catholic society?

Answer 20

limpieza de sangre

Question 21

what did limpieza de sangre lead to?

Answer 21

• created culture of fear mongering

- led to neighbours informing on each other

Question 22

was the issue of converses a major threat to Spain?

Answer 22

No - far more pressing issues

Question 23

what were crown finances like at the start of the reign?

Answer 23

dire state after civil war

Question 24

why were finances a domestic challenge?

Answer 24

limited power of crown

Question 25

how did crown finances increase between 1474 and 1510?

Answer 25

1474 - 11m maravedis
1496 - 269m maravedis
1504 - 315m maravedis
1510 - 320m maravedis
- an exponential increase

Question 26

what did dealing with finances allow crown to do?

Answer 26

deal with other problems

Question 27

how much did Granada war cost?

Answer 27

800m maravedis

Question 28

was aragon dealt with effectively?

Answer 28

no

Question 29

how did Ferdinand treat aragon?

Answer 29

• only spent 7.5yrs / 37yr reign in aragon

- made little effort to deal w/its challenges e.g. unwillingness to provide tax

Question 30

how did the hermandad fare in Aragon?

Answer 30

• introduced in 1480s, but immediately suspended following years
• didn’t even try to introduce it in Catalonia
• didn’t last long