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This 5 page paper discusses aspects of Spain during the 1500s. Spain's population was comprised of a much higher percentage of the peasantry, lower-classes, than was the rest of Europe but the population had strong values in terms of the aristocracy. Still, there were options for ambitious lower class members to change their social status. This essay also discusses the growth of the population during this century and the effect of commerce on inflation and the lack of opportunities for lower classes at the end of the century. Essay begins with an outline. 1 Table. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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highest proportion of peasants in Europe. C. Peasants could change their social status by becoming military leaders. III. The conquistadors changed the economy. A. The primary form of currency became
gold and silver. B. The influx of precious metals resulted in exceedingly high inflation IV. As the decades in the 16th century drew to an end, middle- and lower-class members
had few opportunities to change their social status. Text Payne comments that the most notable quality of the Spanish, and particularly, the Castillian society in the early 16th century
" was its energy and self-confidence, which brought with it an expansive sense of power and new possibilities" (2002). This was the imperial age that brought outward movement, growth in
the population, and a certain amount of economic development (Payne 2002). For example, the population was about seven million in 1500 and that soared to 8.5 million by the 1590s
(Payne 2002). The peak of Spanish imperial power coincided with its greatest population growth (Payne 2002). Castile accounted for about 80 percent of the entire population of the monarchy (Payne
2002). It was the size and vigor of this Castillian society combined with its system of monarchy and its military ethos that the entire imperial system was based on (Payne
2002). It was also the social norm to accept the aristocracy as leaders (Payne 2002). The social order within the monarchy are illustrated in the following table: Number Class %
Population Aristocracy 115,000 1.64% Middle Classes 255,000 3.65% Lower Classes 6,630,000 94.65% (Source: Sobrequ?s, 1957, p. 417). The aristocracy included: the urban aristocracy,
many of whom were landowners; ordinary military and rural nobility and magnates and the ecclesiastical hierarchy (Sobrequ?s, 1957, p. 417). The middle class included the urban middle classes; the
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