Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización)
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The Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) was a series of 19th-century liberal reforms that expropriated and sold off Church and monastic properties to reduce ecclesiastical power and raise state revenue.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desamortización de Madoz | 1 |
| Desamortización de Mendizábal | 1 |
| Desamortización española | 1 |
| Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) canonical | 1 |
| Spanish disentailment | 1 |
| Spanish land reform | 1 |
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Target entity: Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) Context triple: [Poblet Monastery, disestablishedBy, Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización)]
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Expulsion of the Moriscos
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Bourbon Restoration in Spain
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Protestant Reformation in Spain
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Nueva Planta decrees
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Reconquista
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) Target entity description: The Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) was a series of 19th-century liberal reforms that expropriated and sold off Church and monastic properties to reduce ecclesiastical power and raise state revenue.
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A.
Expulsion of the Moriscos
The Expulsion of the Moriscos was the early 17th-century forced removal from Spain of its remaining Muslim-convert population, a major episode of religious intolerance and demographic upheaval in Spanish history.
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B.
Bourbon Restoration in Spain
The Bourbon Restoration in Spain was the late 19th- and early 20th-century political era during which the Bourbon monarchy was reestablished and a constitutional, two-party system was consolidated following the instability of earlier revolutionary and republican periods.
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C.
Protestant Reformation in Spain
The Protestant Reformation in Spain was a limited and heavily persecuted movement in 16th-century Spain that sought to introduce and spread Reformation ideas within a staunchly Catholic and Inquisition-dominated society.
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D.
Nueva Planta decrees
The Nueva Planta decrees were early 18th-century reforms issued by the Spanish Bourbon monarchy that abolished the traditional laws and institutions of several Crown of Aragon territories and centralized power under a more uniform Castilian-style administration.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anticlerical policy
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confiscation ⓘ economic reform ⓘ liberal reform ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
creation of a liberal property-owning class
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secularization of property ⓘ weakening of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Desamortización española
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Spanish disentailment ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Church lands
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convents ⓘ monasteries ⓘ municipal commons ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| consequence |
concentration of land in few hands
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disappearance of many religious communities ⓘ fiscal relief for the Spanish state ⓘ social conflict in rural areas ⓘ transfer of Church property to private owners ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Desamortización de Godoy
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Desamortización de Madoz ⓘ Desamortización de Mendizábal ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century European secularization ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish liberal revolution ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Spanish Cortes
ⓘ
linked to:
Cortes Españolas
Spanish liberal governments ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Spanish church–state relations
ⓘ
structure of Spanish landownership ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment ideas
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liberal economic theory ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalForm | series of laws ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
expropriation of Church property
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increase of state revenue ⓘ reduction of ecclesiastical power ⓘ sale of monastic lands ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Spanish Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church in Spain
conservative factions in Spain ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Spanish liberalism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Spanish First Carlist War
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linked to:
Carlist Wars
Spanish anticlericalism ⓘ Spanish land reform ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Spanish liberals
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linked to:
Spanish liberalism
progressive governments ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | reign of Isabella II of Spain ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) Description of subject: The Spanish confiscation of monasteries (Desamortización) was a series of 19th-century liberal reforms that expropriated and sold off Church and monastic properties to reduce ecclesiastical power and raise state revenue.
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