HISP 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Catastro Of Ensenada, Nueva Planta Decrees, Pacte De Famille

• School: McGill University
• Department: Hispanic Studies
• Course: HISP 226
• Professor: Lopez- P

Document Summary

Land within a border, set by a state, with similar cultures, customs and beliefs. Visigoth unification of hispania (for castilians, they consider themselves heirs of the reconquista: last visigothic king: roderick, king pelayo - reconquest. Start with the catholic monarchs (ferdinand and isabella: arrows bound together - although separate. Bourbon or castilian conquest of spain / end of the spanish war of succession. It ends up being a conquest of the catalan area, they end up siding with the archduke. King philip v signed the nueva planta decree to abolish many of the fueros (rights of the crown of. Aragon); get rid of parliament, replace with castilian law codes and it also becomes the official language. Basque and navarre exception: famous oak tree of guernica, basque coat of arms surrounded by oak leaves. Analogous national unifications - uk and the act of union.