Crisis and Decline in 17th century Spain
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- Crisis and Decline in the 17th century
- 17th century Europe was a period of demographic growth
- However, Spain grew relatively slow
- Peter Heylyn describes Spain as 900 years of war with the rest of Christendom
- This relates to the slow demographic growth of Spain
- Thirty Years War, 1618-1648
- Franco- Spanish War, 1635-1659
- Portuguese Restoration, 1640-1668
- Catalan Rebellion, 1640-1659
- The magnitude of wars demonstrate there was o period for sustained growth
- This relates to the slow demographic growth of Spain
- Peter Heylyn describes Spain as 900 years of war with the rest of Christendom
- Spain was also a country of contrasts with extremely rich and extremely poor people making up the demographic
- However, Spain grew relatively slow
- The wars Spain faced meant that the Empire was put into economic disarray as Spain had no fiscal income
- Spain was reliant on loans to sustain its military and the expulsion of Jews in 1492 saw a loss of many merchants and their skills
- Portugal was seen as an economic gem due to largely commercial empire and stable economy
- However heavy taxing such as the threatened salt tax and Fishermen tax in 1637 saw backlash
- The Coup d'etat of Lisbon on December 1st 1640 saw the Portuguese Restoration start
- However heavy taxing such as the threatened salt tax and Fishermen tax in 1637 saw backlash
- Portugal was seen as an economic gem due to largely commercial empire and stable economy
- The Spanish tax system meant that many high earning figures were exempt from tax laws which contributed to the high inflation
- However the minting of new coins secured high inflation rates of goods across Spain
- This is similar to how Germany tried to deal with the economic effect of the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- However the minting of new coins secured high inflation rates of goods across Spain
- Mitas de Novoa
- Voiced his dissent against money being spent on the arts and showing off
- Spain was reliant on loans to sustain its military and the expulsion of Jews in 1492 saw a loss of many merchants and their skills
- 17th century
- Renaissance life style led to investments in art rather than trade throughout Spain
- This led to stagnation in the economy in Italy and was also apparent in Spain
- There weren't as many investments in the military as a result
- The 17th century became a show of magnificance
- Phillip IV had a palace built costing 10 million Ducets
- It could house 2000 canvases of art
- Spain was seen as a problematic nation for England until the 19th century
- The decline in the 17th century may be contributory to that
- Phillip IV had a palace built costing 10 million Ducets
- Renaissance life style led to investments in art rather than trade throughout Spain
- 17th century Europe was a period of demographic growth
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