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1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598

The Casa de Contratacion, Navarre and Spain by 1516

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Recall questions on the Casa de Contratación, the annexation of Navarre and its fueros, how far political, religious, social and economic change had gone by 1516, and the succession of Charles of Burgundy.

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What was the Casa de Contratación and when was it established?

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What were fueros in the context of Navarre's annexation?

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What social changes had occurred in Spain by 1516?

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  1. 1

    What was the Casa de Contratación and when was it established?

    Model answer

    An institution established in Seville in 1503 to regulate and control all trade and navigation with the New World

  2. 2

    Why was political unity in Spain still incomplete by 1516?

    Model answer

    Castile and Aragon retained separate institutions, Navarre had only been annexed in 1512, and Portugal remained independent

  3. 3

    When was Navarre annexed and what was its significance?

    Model answer

    1512; it brought Navarre south of the Pyrenees, the last independent Iberian kingdom apart from Portugal, under Ferdinand's control, though it retained its own fueros and institutions

  4. 4

    What were fueros in the context of Navarre's annexation?

    Model answer

    The traditional laws and institutions that Navarre retained after being annexed by Ferdinand

  5. 5

    How had religious uniformity been achieved in Spain by 1516?

    Model answer

    Through the expulsion of Jews, forced conversion of Muslims in Castile, and the Inquisition's enforcement of orthodoxy

  6. 6

    What social changes had occurred in Spain by 1516?

    Model answer

    Noble economic power was consolidated despite reduced political influence, and new Morisco and converso populations faced ongoing discrimination

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