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Revenues of the Holy Brotherhood between 1478 and 1498

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:48 +0000

Shortly after the accession of Ferdinand and Isabella to the Castilian throne in 1474, a process of restructuring and reform of the institutional structures of the State began, especially those dedicated to taxation and tax practice in order to cope with the new expenses that the crown would have to bear. The Royal Treasury had to face these circumstances by creating and establishing the “extraordinary” revenue as an additional tax category.
The establishment of the General Brotherhood in 1476 was justified as a means of restoring peace throughout the kingdom, but the intention of creating an army under the direct authority of the throne without putting too much strain on the weak Royal Treasury, which was in the process of reconstruction, could not be concealed for long.
This movement was prompted by the need for large sums of money in a short space of time, as a result of pressing needs such as the war in Granada at the end of the 15th century or the wars in Naples between 1494 and 1504. Revenues, therefore, were calculated in accordance with expected expenditure and not the other way round, denying the redistributive nature of the taxation practice that has presided over most tax systems.
The key to understanding the extraordinary revenues of the crown were the loans, understood at this time as the issuing of a small debt in exchange for financing. Since it was not considered as just another tax on the population, all subjects were eligible to pay loans without being limited by the directives of the General Brotherhood.

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The Catholic Monarchs: the construction of the Modern State

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000

Website of Professor Juan Carlos Ocaña which explains the content block on “The Catholic Monarchs: The construction of the Modern State. Expansión ultramarina y creación del imperio colonial”, adapted to the subject of History of Spain in the second year of Bachillerato (2005), which includes the following sections: The Catholic Monarchs and dynastic unity: integration of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon; The conquest of the Nasrid Kingdom and the incorporation of Navarre; The integration of the Canary Islands and the rapprochement with Portugal; The Catholic Monarchs and the organisation of the State: institutions of government; Foreign projection: Italian and North American policy; The discovery of America; Conquest and colonisation of America; Government and administration in the colonial empire; The impact of America on Spain

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The Catholic Monarchs: Building the Modern State

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000

Kairos is an educational project of the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training of the Ministry of Education, directed by Dr. Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras. Along with methodological contributions aimed at reinforcing the teaching of history, it contains proposals for the development of History content taught in Secondary Education and Baccalaureate. This resource refers to the unit “Los Reyes Católicos: la construcción del Estado Moderno” (The Catholic Monarchs: the construction of the Modern State) for the subject History of Spain Baccalaureate (2006).

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