HIST 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Las Provincias, Peninsulars, Portuguese Wine
16 Dec 2017
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Many similarities to the bourbon reforms; come from the same new ideas that come from the enlightenment. Started under king jos i (1750-77); the reforms are not under his name because he wasn"t interested in governing. Reforms started by the marquis of pombal (main advisor of the king, became marquis after reforms started); he was educated in england (first commercial ally of portugal); fought with. Portugal against spain; traded wool for portuguese wine imbalance in the trade. In the first half of the 20th century portugal has a new resource from brazil gold boom in first half of 18th century; uses it to buy things on the international market instead of developing its own. Marquis of pombal aimed to change the way portugal saw itself and its empire. In the 1760s there is less gold coming from brazil mines are depleting; causes an economic crisis. Administrative reforms: new ways of governing, being applied by the bourbons in their ruling in.
