Spanish History Review Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about Spanish history, covering topics from Isabel of Castile to the First Republic.

Isabel of Castile became queen after which conflict?

The Castilian War of Succession

What was the aim of the international/marriage policy of the Catholic Monarchs?

To isolate France

Which council was used by Carlos I for tax purposes?

Consejo de Hacienda

Which council was created by Carlos I upon becoming Carlos V?

Consejo de Estado

Which event(s) caused the Hapsburg split?

Hapsburg Peace

Felipe III left power in the hands of his ministers; please indicate their name:

Duke of Lerma / Duke of Uceda

Which conflict was not–directly–initiated by Felipe III?

30 Years War

Which administrative reform attempted the Count-Duke of Olivares?

Centralized power

Which treaty ended the international conflict known as Thirty Years War?

Treaty of Westphalia

After the death of Carlos II, Europe was involved in which conflict?

War of Spanish Succession

Which two groups (within “Spain”) opposed the Bourbon claim to the Spanish throne?

Aragon y Papacy

Which treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession (1713)?

Treaty of Utrecht

What event occurred in the 2nd of May 1808?

Civilians revolted against French soldiers

After the events of May 1808, who was proclaimed as King of Spain?

Joseph (Bonaparte)

What form of government did the Constitution of 1812 declare?

Constitutional Monarchy

Which event led to the end of the Trienio Liberal?

Arrival of 1000,000 children of St. Louis or Death of Rafael del Riego

What event ended the Decada Ominosa?

Return of Fernando VII

What is Salic Law?

Women could not inherit the throne

What were the two political parties involved in the Carlist Wars?

Carlists and Cristianos

Who became the first ruler of Spain (proper)?

Isabel II

Juan Prim and Francisco Serrano led which revolution in 1868?

La Gloriosa

What form of government did the Constitution of 1869 declare?

Constitutional Monarchy

Who was chosen as the new monarch after the Constitution of 1869?

Amadeo

The Spanish 1st Republic was proclaimed after the abdication of which king?

Amadeo I