Chapter 7 Flashcards
(38 cards)
How did Spain under the Bourbon monarchy differ from Spain under the Habsburg monarchy?
stronger, better governed, more prosperous, more attuned to the rest of Europe, one unified nation with Madrid, national flag adopted, national anthem chosen, and regular army formed
Who promoted the enlightenment, and who opposed it?
promoted: witers like Voltaire, Feijoo; opposed: the Catholic church
What prevented modern foreign ideas from becoming firmly established in Spain?
the catholic church, they banned and burned books and made suspects face the inquisitor
Why was Carlos III called an “enlightened despot”?
pursued legal, social, and educational reforms
How did revolution in America and France lead to conflict in Spain?
it stirred discontent in Spanish colonies
How did Napoleon Bonaparte’s army come to occupy Spain?
a treaty between France and Spain that split up Portugal, Bonapartes troops used Spain as a safe passage to get to Portugal but it became occupation
1700
the bourbons take over Spain when of King Phillip V is made king
1776
American declaration of independence
1789
French revolution
May 2, 1808
rebellion by the people of Madrid against the occupation of the city by French troops, also painting my Goya
“there are no Pyrenees”
Louis XIV said this, signified that Spain was becoming more European under bourbons
Philip v
French king of Spain, first bourbon king of Spain, reigned for 46 years, longest of modern Spanish history, abdicated throne for his son Luis but he had to come back whn his son died
war of succession
war caused by Philip V inheritance of the throne bc other country’s were concerned with the balance of power, other contendor for the throne was Charles of Austria, 1701–1714
treaty of ultrecht/Gibraltar
1713, ended the war of succession, spain forced to give up slave trade in colonies and several itlaian territories, gibraltar given to british
la granja
mini/ recreation of Versailles created by King Phillip V to remind him of home in segovia
the age of reason
the enlightenment
the enlightenment
ideals like rationalism, natural law, and scientific progress became the intellectual rage, carried the black legend into modern times, birthed concepts like liberalism and revolution, reason replaces faith, birth of psychology and sociology
ferdando vi
son of phillip v, succeeded father in 1746, stops inquistions auto de fe’s, placed Spanish church largely under king’s authority
Charles iii
brother of Fernando vi, tyrannical ruler, under his rule spain entered European mainstream, public works like road building took precedence over church building for the first time, one of the greatest kings of Spain, takes it upon himself to transform Madrid into a captital that spaniards could be proud of
el rey alcalde = the major king
play by Lope de Vega
aka charles 3
prado museum
Spanish national art museum located in Madrid, commissioned by charles 3
expulsion of Jesuits
occurred during rule od Charles 3, he didn’t like them bc of their loyalty to the pope, first their clothing was banned and later the pope banned them altogether
Charles iv
son of Charles III, dominated by his wife maria luisa of Parma, pictured in the family of Charles IV painted by Goya, one of the worst kings of spain
maria luisa f parma
wife of Charles iv, dominated him, pictured in the family of Charles IV painted by Goya
