SPAIN AFTER 1492

We have walked along the medieval time in our country with the VISIGOTHS, AL ANDALUS and THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS. We are going to review a bit all of it with a new THINKING ROUTINE: THE HOT WORDS.  What is a HOT WORD? It is a word that can help you to remember lot of things about a topic. So let's think during a minute about three hot words about each one of the topics we have learnt during this unit. 

Now let's watch a video to introduce what happened in Spain after 1492: THE SPANISH EMPIRE. At the end of the video you should be able to answer these questions: 

• Which was one of the conquerors?
• Which continent was the biggest part of the Spanish Empire in?
• Which metal was important during this period?

SPAIN AFTER 1492

Columbus reached America in 1492.

In this year also the Catholic Monarchs unified the kingdoms of Spain. 

Charles I and Philip II acquired new possesion during the 16th century.

In 18th Century the kings stablished ABSOLUTE MONARCHY. 

THE TERRITORIES OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE. 

Between 16th and 19th century Spain has possesions in every part of the world: Canary Islands, America, Philippes in Asia and several teritorritories in Norh Africa. The kings also inherited territores in central an southern Europe.

By the end of 19th century most of these possessions no longer belonged to Spain.

WRITERS AND ARTISTS

In the 16th and 17th  centuries was a great century for art and literature in Spain: THE GOLDEN AGE.

Literature: Miguel de Cervantes wrote El quijote. Famous poets like Quevedo and Góngora. Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca wrote many plays. 

Paintings: Diego Velazquez was one of the famous painters of this time. 

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Utilizando las TICs para repasar, una vez terminada la unidad sobre la EDAD MEDIA, el Imperio Español, esplendor cultural y declive político, la España de los Borbones, el siglo XIX español, trabajamos como siempre, realizamos nuestro mapa conceptual con Popplet.

Después los alumnos graban su explicación con la aplicación Screencast-O-Matic. 

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Y nos lo envían para poder corregirlo a traves de la red social educativa de Edmodo.

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Inés' popplets

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Jesús' popplets

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The 19th Century of Spain.

In this video you will know a bit more about one of the most important characters during this century: FERDINAND VII.

 

THE SPANISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.

• In 1808:
• Napoleón Bonaparte, the Emperor of France, invaded Spain.
• The King Ferdinand VII was forced to abdicate.
• Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, became king. 
• Opposition to his reign led to the Spanish War of Independence.
• The Spanish parliament, or Cortes, took refuge in Cadiz. In 1812 they wrote the first modern Constitution, the Constitution of Cadiz (La Pepa).
• It limited the king's power.
• It stablished the right of citizens, including the vote for 25 year-old men. 

THE RESTORATION OF FERDINAND VII:

• In 1814 Ferdinand VII was restored as King. Initially, he did not accept the Constitution and he ruled in an authoritarian manner.
• In 1820 Ferdinand VII was forced to accept the Constitution after the revolt. Three years later he was restored as an absolute monarch with the help of the French. 
• The political chaos in Spain caused an independence movement in the Spanish colonies in Spain.
• In 1824 all the American colonies except Cuba and Puerto Rico were independent. 

CONSERVATISM AND LIBERALISM:

In 1833, Ferdinand's daughter, Isabella II, came to the throne. During her reign there were conflicts between two groups:

• Conservatives, they had traditional values, and supported an absolute monarchy. 
• Liberals, they wanted reforms to modernise the country. They supported the Constitutions, and favoured limitations on the powers of the monarch. 

There were many coups d'etat by army officers and in 1868 Isabella was exiled. 

In 1873, the First Spanish Republic was proclaimed, but it lasted less than a year. In 1874, the monarchy was restored under Isabella's son, Alfonso XII. 

LET'S PLAY WITH THIS ACTIVITIES AND REVIEW THE LESSON. 

Bourbon Spain

This short video will explain to you how it was started a new period in the history of Spain:

THE SPANISH WAR OF SUCCESSION:

• Charles II, died in 1700, without descendants.
• Two Royal families claimed for the Spanish Throne: The French Bourbons and The Austrian Habsburgs.

As you can see in the map most of the European countries were involved in this long war, The Spanish War of Succession it lasted from the 1701 to the 1714.

Whe it ended Philip V, the French claimant, became the King of Spain. The Bourbon dinasty started and replaced the Habsburgs.

THE BOURBON DINASTY:

• Philip V established the absolute monarchy. In which the monarch has all the power of the country. 

• Other Bourbon Kings were: Charles III and Charles IV. They introduce many reforms.
• Secretaries of states were appointed to help the king with different issues such the tax collection, the administration of American territories.
• To improve the economy they created small royal factories. 

SCIENCE AND CULTURE IN THE 18TH CENTURY:

 Science and Culture were very prominent during the 18th Century:

• Academies were founded, such the Royal Academy of Language.

• Daily newspapers appeared.

• Many museums and botanical gardens were created. 

LET'S CHECK ALL WHAT YOU HAVE JUST LEARNT ABOUT BOURBONS WITH THIS ACTIVITY. 

ENJOY & LEARN

Culture splendour and political decline.

In this video you will see one of the most important Spanish books around the world, this book was written during the Golden Age:

The Spanish Golden Age was a period of great artistic activity which lasted from about 1560 to 1680:

• ARCHITECTURE: 
• The Monastery of El Escorial was built in a simple, austere style in the 16th century.
• The Baroque style of rich ornamentation developed in the 17th century. A good example is the Cathedral of Seville.

• LITERATURE:
• Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, one of the greatest books.
• Lope de Vega who wrote plays and poetry.
• Luis Góngora who wrote poetry.

• PAINTING: 
• In the 16th Century, El Greco became famous for his characteristic of elongated figures. 
• In the 17th century, Diego Velázquez painted his masterpieces.

THE 17th CENTURY CRISIS:

Three Habsburg kings reigned in the 17th century.

• Philip III (1598-1621)

• Philip IV (1621-1665)

• Charles II (1665-1700):

• They had ministers to help them to govern. Some of these ministers became extremely powerful.
• The 17th century was a period of political and military decline. 
• After lots of years of revolts they lost the Netherlands. 
• There were revolts in Catalonia and Portugal. At the end they lost Portugal. 
• Economy was stagnant and people were very hungry. 

The Spanish Empire

This is a map how was Spain and the Spanish Empire after 1492 and then answer the questions:

• Who had the largest empire, Charles I or Philip II?
• Name some of the territories in the empires.
• Which territories were part of the empires of both kings?

With this video you will understand what happened along this period of History.

THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS.

 

• The Catholic Monarch unified Spain geographically, and expanded its territories. 
• They conquered the Kingdom of Granada, the Canary Islands and some territories in North Africa. 
• They financed Christopher Columbus expedition, which led to the discovery of America. 

THE SPANISH EMPIRE.

• Charles I, Isabella's grandson, became king of Spain in 1516. 
• He ruled a big empire, which included:
• The Catholic Monarchs' territories.
• The Netherlands.
• Other lands in Centra Europe. 
• He faced serious problems during his reign:
• Revolts in Spain.
• Wars in Europe (for political, social and religious reasons).

• Philip II, Charles I's heir, became king in 1556.
• His enormous empire included:
• The Iberian Peninsula.
• The Netherlands.
• Territories in southern Italy.
• America.
• Asia.
• Africa.
• He was involved in many wars:
• Against France in 1557.
• Against the Turks at the Batalla de Lepanto in 1571.
• Netherlands started a long rebellion.
• The wars were expensive so prices increased a lot and people became poorer. 
• In adittion, less gold and siver was sent from America. 

LET'S DO THIS ACTIVITY TO REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT ABOUT THE GREAT SPANISH EMPIRE.