Was Spain a great power by 1516?

Question 1

what are the 4 areas to examine?

Answer 1

crown authority, finance and economy, empire and religion

Question 2

were finances good under F+I?

Answer 2

yes. massive success

Question 3

how did F+I change finances?

Answer 3

dire state in 1479, vastly improved them

Question 4

how did crown income change between 1479 and 1510?

Answer 4

1479 = 11m maravedis
1510 = 320m maravedis

Question 5

what helped increasing crown income?

Answer 5

• increasing crown authority

- corregidores in towns to collect tax = more money

Question 6

what was discovered that would help finances?

Answer 6

new world

Question 7

what did finances allow for?

Answer 7

expensive FP e.g. 360m maravedis fighting in Naples 1500-1504

Question 8

how did the economy fare under F+I?

Answer 8

mixed - regionalism

Question 9

what industry was booming?

Answer 9

mesta

Question 10

what city was centre of wool in industry?

Answer 10

burgos - sold wool to LC

Question 11

which cities sold wool to Europe?

Answer 11

coruna and Santander

Question 12

what was agriculture like?

Answer 12

backwards - due to topography and lack of noble investment

Question 13

why was seville successful?

Answer 13

new world trade - 1503 casa de contracion

Question 14

how did the security of Spain compare between 1516 and 1474?

Answer 14

Spain’s borders far stronger in 1516 than in 1474

Question 15

when did Spain take Cerdagne and Roussillon?

Answer 15

1493 via treaty of Barcelona

Question 16

when did Spain take Navarre?

Answer 16

1512

Question 17

what did victory in Granda 1492 mean?

Answer 17

security from ottomans

Question 18

how was peace w/ Portugal secured?

Answer 18

via marriage contracts and treaties e.g. Isabella married prince Alfonso in 1490

Question 19

what year did they expand into Naples?

Answer 19

1504

Question 20

what benefits did Naples bring?

Answer 20

• security and protection for Sicily and Sardinia

- trade benefits

Question 21

when was Tripoli captured?

Answer 21

1510

Question 22

what did capture of north Africa towns allow for?

Answer 22

more security and trade

Question 23

what was the problem with conversions?

Answer 23

lost of false conversions as they had to convert or leave

Question 24

how strong was Spain, religiously, by 1516?

Answer 24

leading catholic power

Question 25

how many conversos were burnt by IQ?

Answer 25

IQ burnt 2000 conversos by 1500

Question 26

what were F+I on the cusp of in religion?

Answer 26

spreading Catholicism to new lands