Relations with Spain Flashcards

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How did John Hawkins's voyages worsen commercial relations with Spain?

He traded illegally with Spain's New World colonies, threatening Spanish power there, and Elizabeth did nothing to stop him.

What was the Treaty of Joinville (1584)?

An alliance between Philip II of Spain and the French Catholic League, led by the Duke of Guise, which raised fears of Spain and France uniting against England.

What was a privateer in Elizabethan England?

A sailor licensed by the crown to attack and rob foreign ships; Drake's raids on Spanish treasure ships in the Caribbean stole vast amounts of treasure and angered Spain.

True or false? Elizabeth had no connection with Drake's privateering raids on Spanish shipping.

False. The Spanish suspected she supported his raids, and she shared in the treasure he brought back.

Why did Elizabeth's seizure of the Genoese loan (1568) anger Spain?

Spanish ships carrying money borrowed from Genoese bankers to pay Alba's army in the Netherlands took refuge in English ports, and Elizabeth kept the money. Spain lost funds for its troops and hit back by seizing English goods.

What was the Council of Troubles (the 'Council of Blood') in the Netherlands?

A tribunal set up in 1567 during the Duke of Alba's harsh campaign to crush Protestantism and rebellion. It executed many Dutch Protestants, so Elizabeth's councillors saw Spain as a threat to England.

Roughly how much Spanish silver did Drake seize in his raids around Panama in 1572–73?

About £40,000, a huge loss that angered Philip II.

Why did Elizabeth knighting Drake in 1581 worsen relations with Spain?

She knighted him aboard the Golden Hind after he had plundered Spanish ships and ports, so Philip II saw it as open royal approval of piracy against Spain.