The Revolt of the Catalans: A Study in the Decline of Spain 1598-1640 Elliott John HuxtablePaperback
The Revolt of the Catalans: A Study in the Decline of Spain 1598-1640 Elliott John HuxtablePaperback The revolution of Catalonia in 1640 was a signal event in seventeenth-century Europe. They throw…
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The Revolt of the Catalans: A Study in the Decline of Spain 1598-1640 Elliott John HuxtablePaperback
The revolution of Catalonia in 1640 was a signal event in seventeenth-century Europe. They throw remarkable light on the whole question of the decline of Spain in the seventeenth century from its position of pre-eminence in Europe. Its causes and antecedents - essential for an understanding of the revolution itelf - form the basis of Professor Elliott's study of the Spanish monarchy at this time.
He shows how Olivares, the favourite and chief minister of Philip IV, attempted to use Catalan resources to fight Spain's foreign wars, and how the growing tension led ultimately to a revolution, which he suggests played a crucial part in Spain's From the fierce suppression of Catalan bandits by their Castilian overlords during the second decade of the century, Professor Elliott traces the gradual deterioration of relations between the principality of Catalonia and the government in Madrid.