Phillip: Factions in Government Flashcards
Who were the leaders of the two main factions?
Eboli and Alba
Who wanted Spain to be run on a federal system?
Eboli
Who wanted Spain to be run on a centralised system?
Alba
Who took over the Eboli faction after Eboli died?
Antonio Perez
Give three reasons Phillip supported factions in his government
- It meant that he would not be overthrown my a majority
- it allowed him to get a range of advice
- he was under no threat, as loyalty to the crown was strong in both factions
Which faction was the “War Party”?
The Alba faction
Give 3 pieces of evidence for the Faction system being ineffective
- Factions were not concistent due to their priority seemingly being disagreeing with each other
- Perez over-extended in the south without royal authorisation
- Vazquez and Perez’s feud borderline paralyzed the government
Who were the Grandees?
The most powerful nobles
Give 3 ways Phillip supressed the power of the Grandees
- kept them away from The Iberian Peninsula
- When they were in the Iberian Peninsula, they were encouraged to stay in court so Phillip could keep an eye on them
- Used his power to make opposing him scary (Banishing Alba to his estate on a trivial matter)
1) When did the Perez affair start?
2) what was the start?
1) 1579
2) Perez tampered with documents
When was Perez made secretary for the council of state?
1566
Why did Perez escape to Aragon?
He could not be tried by the jusdiciar there
Who’s murder did Perez support
Escobedo
Who did Phillip ask to kill Don Jon
Perez
How many times did Don Jon survive assassinations attempts
Twice
What did Perez imply in the tampered documents
Don Juan was untrustworthy
When was Escobedo killed
1578
How did Perez manipulate Juan’s court
Advised Phillip to place him as secretary to Juan so he could spy on Juan for Perez
Why did Perez turn on Escobedo
He felt that Escobedo was more loyal to Juan than him
When did Perez escape to Aragon
1590
