Was Spain unified by 1516? Flashcards
what are the four areas to assess for unity?
politics, religion, finance and economy, FP
in what way was there increased political unity?
- peace between the kingdoms
- previously there had been fighting between Castile and Aragon
where did Ferdinand spent most of his time?
Castile - spent only 7/37yrs in Aragon
what did many nobles do after Isabella’s death in 1504?
challenged Ferdinand’s authority
what is the best evidence to display the lack of political unity?
5 different cortes for each kingdoms
how was even Aragon not politically unified?
had 3 different cortes
what was different between kingdoms? (not cortes)
language, rights and constitutions
how did Charles become ruler of Spain in 1516?
biological accident
what about Charles proves that Spain wasn’t unified by 1516?
he had to be sworn in at each parl of each kingdom
was there religious unity?
mixed levels of unity
when was IQ introduced?
1479
how did IQ provide unity?
- worked across whole of Spain
- IG = Tomas Toquemeda 1483-94
- could go across borders
- common goal of fighting heresy
when were jews expelled?
31 march 1492
how many jews left?
70,000 left Castile and 10,000 left Aragon
why did Ferdinand agree to expel jews?
not many jews in Aragon - did not have a major impact
what is the best evidence to show religious disunity?
policy towards moors
when did Isabella expel moors from Castile?
feb 1502
why didn’t Ferdinand expel moors?
- too many of them - 300,000 in Valencia alone
- excellent farmers
- reward them for staying loyal during Granada war
how did conversos and morsicsos not show unity?
- only converted to escape expulsion
- didn’t assimilate into society
Were finance and economy unified?
not really
when were high value coins standardised?
1497 standardisation of coinage
what were the different coins for different regions?
valencia - excellent
catalonia - principat
Castile - ducat
what were between borders?
custom posts - didn’t encourage trade as had to pay tax and customs
where were Aragonese banned?
from going to new world
what meant economic unity was nearly impossible?
regionalism of Castilian economy
why was seville successful?
new world trade - casa de contracion 1503
why was Andalusia successful?
growing cash crops and selling to men in new world
what other areas of Spain experienced success?
- bugos = centre of wool trade
- Basque region = shipbuilding
in what areas was there joint FP?
granada and Naples
how did Granada provide unity?
Castilian and Aragonese nobles fighting side by side
who led campaign in Naples?
gonzalo de cordoba, El Gran Capitan, 1495-96
how big was Naples army?
2000 infantry and 300 cavalry
what area of FP wasn’t unified?
new world - only accessible to Castilians
was Spain unified by 1516?
greater unity than ever before, but still not unified by 1516
