Tuesday 19th November 2015
Social Sciences

Tuesday 19th November 2015


Hi everybody!!

  Today in social sciences we reviewed what we studied the previous class about the Spanish Succession War.

  We reviewed about the development of the war and when the Emperor of Austia died, the Archduke Charles became Emperor.
The Archduke was supported by the Crown of Aragón.
Finally every sides looked for an international agreement to end the war and they signed the Treaty of Utrecht.

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 The Treaty of Utrecht said:






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  Today we also learn about the centralized Absolutism.
Philip V was the father of Ferdinand VI, both of them with mental problems, but this didn't interfere in government.
  Philip V was a bipolar king, he had a lot of mood changes; one moment he was euphoric and at other moment he had remarsc and go to confess.
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  A lot of changes seccess during his reign:

  During his government he burn the city of Xátuva, so a form to protest, the citizen accepted to put it  down a painting of him.

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  Philip decide to adicated in favour of his first son Louis I who only reigned for 6th months.
When Louis died, Philip was forced to return to the throne.
When he died in 1746, his second son, Ferdinand VI became king.

  Ferdinand only reigned during 31 years.
He normally was a normal people but when his wife died, he became crazy.
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  During his reign; some competent ministers worked like the Marquis of Ensenada and Carvajal.
The Ensenada Cadastre extended the unique contribution to Castile, rejected by the privileged.
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  During his reign, also there was a modernization of the Navy to improve the control of the Indies.
When we died, his son Charles III became the king.

  Charles was king of Naples during 20 years.
At the beginning of his reign, he had problems in his government.
In 17766 there was a revoult called Esquitache Riots.
This revoult wanted to eliminated the ordinance on clothing and the lowering od staples because he think that was a good way to preventing crimes.
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Vocabulary:
Mood- estado de ánimo.
Euphoric- euforia
Remorsc- remordimientos
Roller-Coaster- montaña rusa.
Contribution- única contribución.
Esquiladre Riots- el motín de esquilache.
Streetlights- farolas.

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