A group of mystics who downplayed the external manifestations of religion, attracting attention to the Inquisition.
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Auto da fé
Meaning 'act of faith', referring to burning of heretics
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Index of Forbidden Books
The Church's list of censored books containing heretical ideas
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Conversos
New Christians that had converted from Judaism
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Moriscos
New Christians that had converted to Islam
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Polyglot Bible
Side by side versions/translations of the Bible
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Alcabala
A 10% sales tax levied in Castile
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Ducats
Currency in Castile (1 ducat= 375 maravedis)
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Encabezamiento
System that organised & assessed collection of taxes such as the alcabala
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Juro
Fixed sum payed to the Crown in repayment of loans
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MaravedÍ
Unit of currency in Castile, used in most accounting
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Conquistadores
Explorers, entrepreneurs & soldiers who sought to conquer territory in the New World. (e.g. Hernán Cortes & Francisco Pizarro)
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Encomienda
Applied in the New World, a system where Spanish colonists became official protectors of large natives groups for tribute from free labour
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Janissaries
Elite armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
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Justiciar
Officially appointed legal protector of Aragonese rights & liberties
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Ottomans
Rulers & inhabitants of the powerful Muslim Empire that stretched around the Mediterranean & Europe in the 16th century with Constantinople as its Imperial capital
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Tercio
Elite Spanish regiment that used a square formation combining use of arquebuses & pikes
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Comunidades
The communities & towns in Castile that played a prominent role in the Comuneros revolt, united under a rebel government, the Santa Junta de Comunidad
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Hidalgo
Lowest rank of the nobility
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Mayorazgo
Restoring the division of inheritance so that families retained ownership of land
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Audiencas
High courts in the New World that became part of the government apparatus
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Corregidor
Royal official in Castilian towns
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Letrado
Lawyer (with university degree in law)
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Prerogative
Rights & privileges of a monarch
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SeñorÍo
Lordship asscoiated with a particular ares
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Viceroy
Governor of a particular province to whom Spanish rulers delegated their powers
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Meaning 'act of faith', referring to burning of heretics
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