In the Hispanic monarchy, armies were raised for different purposes, either to send to a front or to defend coastal settlements. Tax collection to support the military apparatus in Galicia was initially a state initiative. However, as we move into the 17th century, an attempt was made to ensure that the burden of expenditure also fell on the locals. Two aspects are important to highlight in this picture: The first is that army maintenance costs were high during the Pax Hispanica, which contrasts with the period of peace ushered in by the various truces and peace agreements concluded by the monarchy. Philip III’s decision to maintain the armies at a time when it was time to recover would be too costly for the monarchy when the Thirty Years’ War broke out. For while the adversaries had grown stronger, the Hispanic Monarchy had not managed to overcome the exhaustion that became apparent at the end of Philip II’s reign. The second point is the lack of investment in the fortifications, which, according to María del Carmen Saavedra Vázquez, is what explains the constant complaints about their poor state, precisely at a time when they needed to be remodelled.
Collection: Statistics
Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/28504/1/RHM_22.pdf
Resource type: Statistics
Format: Table
Source: SAAVEDRA VÁZQUEZ, María del Carmen. El coste de la guerra : características y articulación de las finanzas militares gallegas en la primera mitad del siglo XVII. Revista de Historia Moderna, [S.l.], n. 22, p. 343-368, oct. 2004. ISSN 1989-9823. Disponible en:
Language: Spanish
Date: 2004
Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)
Identifier: SAAVEDRA VÁZQUEZ, María del Carmen. El coste de la guerra : características y articulación de las finanzas militares gallegas en la primera mitad del siglo XVII. Revista de Historia Moderna, [S.l.], n. 22, p. 343-368, oct. 2004. ISSN 1989-9823. Disponible en:
Copyright: ©María del Carmen Saavedra Vázquez y © Revista de Historia Moderna
Abstract: Military expenditure in Galicia between 1606 and 1640
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