Phillip II The Condition of Sapin 1598
- Created by: _bella_
- Created on: 20-01-19 10:57
View mindmap
- Phillip II The condition of Spain 1598
- Protecting + Maintaining Spanish Empire
- Brought about the Union of all the Kingdoms when Portugal was inherited 1581
- Acquired vast lands: Brazil, most of Africa, India, China, Japan and Indonesia
- In practice Portugal attempted to retain exclusive trading rights in those areas (not much effort to rule it)
- Spanish Empire extended in NW
- Lost Netherlands by end of reign
- Preserving+ Defending Catholicisim
- Kept Protestantism out of Empire apart from North of Netherlands
- Morisco revolt firmly defeated- policies didn't stop the rel. and political threat they posed
- Malta + Lepanto significant victories against Islam
- In final years truces made w/ Turks
- Raids along Spanish coast and the Med. continued by Barbary Pirates
- Chruch reforms LIMITED in his reign
- Started and improved by Successors
- Ensuring good+ just Gov.
- Issues with on Castilianisation of Government
- Phillip unsuccessful in governing finance
- Wars against England + France cost considerable sums of money w/ little result thus exhausteding Castile
- Signs of depression in agricultural industry
- Left 82 million ducats debt
- Protecting + Maintaining Spanish Empire
Comments
No comments have yet been made