Domestic policy:Charles V

DOMESTIC POLICY OF CHARLES V

Carlos was born in the Flemish city of Ghent in 1500. This is where he lived until he went to Castilla in 1517, so he did not speak Spanish This upset the Castilian nobility, who viewed the monarch as a foreigner They feared that they would lose their power and that Castillas riches would be assigned to other territories

Castilla was experiencing an economic crisis and Carios used the taxes collected to finance his appointment as Holy Roman Emperor This provoked the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1520, in which the lower nobility and bourgeoisie.

In some cities rose up against the government The king's representatives and the high nobility who supported him defeated the comuneros at the Battle of Villalar (1521) 

The most important leaders of the Comuneros, Juan Bravo, Juan de Padilla and Francisco Maldonado, were executed.

At the same time, the bourgeoisie and peasants rose up against the nobility in Valencia and Mallorca (part of the Crown of Aragon) This is known as the Revolt of the Brotherhoods (1519-1523)

The agermanados were groups of ordinary people who had been allowed to arm themselves to defend their coastal cities against pirate attacks Tired of the abuses of the nobility, they organised an armed revolt to improve their economic conditions and attain political rights: 

The king supported the nobility and the uprising was suppressed. As a result, the monarchy became more powerful