Philip II: Revolts
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- Created on: 05-02-19 17:36
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- Philip II: Revolts
- The Revolt of the Moriscos
- Causes
- harsher gov restrictions after Council of Trent
- land confiscated, silkm industry repeatedly undermined (exports banned + heavy tax)
- 1567 - royal decree - ban Moorish lit, songs, dances e.t.c.
- paranoia of Fifth Column w/ Otts
- harsher gov restrictions after Council of Trent
- Events
- Christmas Eve 1568 - 30k rebel (silk-prod Alpujamas region of Granada
- Alva + best troops in Neth, gov taken by surprise + rebels sup by Turks
- two years fighting w/ atrocities
- isolated - only one community revolt
- economic aim
- Results
- P's solution: mass repopulation
- 80k deported from Granada (20k die in transit)
- unsuccessful - only spreads problem (sec threat)
- highlights increasing intolerance
- exposed mil weakness of Spain
- 60k Spanish dead, 3mil ducats spent
- P's solution: mass repopulation
- Causes
- The Revolt of Aragon
- Causes
- P neglect A throughout reign
- 1580s - P concerned by lawlessness + porous borders between A + FR
- fear spread FR Prot
- 1582 - P sent army into Valencia (against A laws)
- to defend against corsiars + Moriscos
- P appoint non-A viceroy
- 1589 - P intervene, send force quell disorder
- Perez affair - P attempt transfer Perez to Inq Court
- led to riots
- Events
- riots provoke mil response
- Oct 1591 - P send army of 14k
- claimed troops en route to FR
- arrive at Saragossa, rebel town fell easily
- only two noblemen join rebels
- Results
- P beheads new Justiciar
- two noblemen killed + pub executions
- Inq hold auto-de-fe
- P called A Cortes - impose mild changes
- could remove Justiciar + chose non- A viceroys
- Causes
- The Revolt of the Moriscos
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