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The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598

The drive for orthodoxy under Philip II

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Recall questions on the Protestant discoveries of 1558, Valdes and the Index, Charles V's letter, the Carranza case, and the effect on intellectual life.

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Key term

Which small Protestant communities were discovered and crushed around 1558?

Who and when

What list did Spain enforce to control dangerous reading?

Key term

Who was Fernando de Valdes?

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  1. 1

    What restriction was placed on Spanish students in 1559?

    Model answer

    They were banned from studying at most foreign universities.

  2. 2

    Which small Protestant communities were discovered and crushed around 1558?

    Model answer

    The Protestant cells at Seville and Valladolid.

  3. 3

    What list did Spain enforce to control dangerous reading?

    Model answer

    The Index of Prohibited Books.

  4. 4

    Which king intensified the drive for religious orthodoxy after 1558?

    Model answer

    Philip II.

  5. 5

    Why did Philip II intensify the drive for orthodoxy after 1558?

    Model answer

    The discovery of Protestant groups in Valladolid and Seville convinced him that heresy had entered Spain, and he was determined it should not spread as in Germany.

  6. 6

    Who was Fernando de Valdes?

    Model answer

    The Inquisitor General who uncovered the Protestant circles, drew up the Index of prohibited books, and pressed the campaign for orthodoxy.

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