This week we´ll learn something more about Philip II´s reign. You will have to research on some important figures in Philip II´s kingdoms.
QUESTION 1
Who were the leaders of the Moorish revolt of the Alpujarras?
QUESTION 2
Who was John of Austria? What was his role in Philip II´s reign?
QUESTION 3
Who was Antonio Pérez? What did he do? Why was he accused by the Inquisition? Was he a real heretic?
QUESTION 4
Who was Juan de Lanuza? Why was he executed by Philip II´s order?
QUESTION 5
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel was the third Duke of Alba. In the Netherlands he is considered to be as the Bogeyman and his name is used to frighten children or to threaten them when they don´t want to do something, such as eating the soup or going to bed early. Why has the third Duke of Alba such a bad reputation in the Netherlands?
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As nobody has answered again, here you have the answers:
QUESTION 1
The leaders of the Alpujarras revolts were the Moorish Aben Humeya (Fernando de Válor y Córdoba), Farax Aben Farax and Aben Aboo (Diego López). They were or killed or died fighting against Philip II´s troops.
QUESTION 2
John of Austria was an illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V and Philip II´s half-brother.
He was a military man and he worked for his half-brother Philip II. He was present in some of the most important military events of this historical period: he led the royal troops in the revolt of the Alpujarras, in the Battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Turks and he was Governor General of the Low Countries during the first part of the independence revolt.
QUESTION 3
Antonio Pérez was Philip II´s secretary. He conspired against John of Austria, trying to put Philip II against his half-brother. Philip II gave his permission to kill Juan EScobedo, John of Austria´s secretary. When Philip II discovered that John of Austria had always been loyal, he ordered Antonio Pérez´s arrest. Antonio Pérez escaped and took refuge in Aragón. As every kingdom of the Monarchy had its own laws and the Inquisition was the only common institution in the Empire, Philip II accused Antonio Pérez of being a heretic. Antonio Pérez wasn´t a heretic, but this was the only way Philip II found to arrest him and bring him back to Castile.
QUESTION 4
Juan de Lanuza was the Justicia Mayor of Aragon, the person in charge of defending the Aragonese fueros. When Philip II asked him to move Antonio Pérez from the Justicia´s prison to the Inquisition prison, a revolt started in Zaragoza and Lanuza decided to put Antonio Pérez into the Justicia´s prison again. Philip II sent the army against the Aragonese. Lanuza became the leader of the Aragone revolt in defense of the fueros. Antonio Pérez escaped from jail and fled to France and Lanuza was arrested and executed by Philip II´s order.
QUESTION 5
The Duke of Alba has a very bad reputation in the Netherlands because his rule was harsh and cruel. He was known as the "Iron Duke" and his decisions contributed to the origin of the Black Legend of the Hispanic Monarchy. The revolt in the Low Countries started during his rule and he was responsible for the cruel repression of the Protestants and the people who revolted against the high taxes.
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