Noble Power

Question 1

were the nobles tamed by 1516?

Answer 1

• their power was reduced

- but too far to say fully tamed

Question 2

Give 3 ways the nobles weren’t tamed?

Answer 2

• didn’t have to pay tax
• allowed to keep any land stolen from crown pre-1464
• after 1504, started land grabbing

Question 3

What happened at 1480 Cortes of Toledo?

Answer 3

• pre-1464 nobles kept land taken from crown
• post-1464 gave land back to crown
• nobles exempt from servicios

Question 4

What were the nobles allowed to collect?

Answer 4

alcabala (VAT)

Question 5

How much was the land pre-1464 ,that the nobles kept, worth?

Answer 5

33 million maravedis

Question 6

How much was the land post-1464 ,that the nobles gave back, worth?

Answer 6

30 million maravedis

Question 7

Where did the Marquis de Maya take?

Answer 7

large parts of Segovia

Question 8

Give 3 ways the nobles were tamed?

Answer 8

• Sanata Hermandad
• power in council reduced
• military orders

Question 9

when was the Santa Hermandad re-establsihed?

Answer 9

1476

Question 10

why was the Santa Hermandad re-establsihed?

Answer 10

the roads weren’t safe - not good for trade

Question 11

what did the Santa Hermandad end?

Answer 11

“ended many opportunities for noble brigandage”

Question 12

Who did Isabella replace nobles with?

Answer 12

Letrados

Question 13

who were ‘letrados’?

Answer 13

men that had gone to uni for 10 yrs and studied law

Question 14

What happened in 1493?

Answer 14

noble voting rights removed

Question 15

What did Ferdinand take control of?

Answer 15

military orders

Question 16

After what year were there no major noble revolts?

Answer 16

1479