Spanish communeros revolt in Toledo and Castile

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.2.01: Spanish Literature and Culture from the Beginning to the Golden Age.
Vol. editors: Andrew M. Beresford (University of Durham), Stuart Green (University of Leeds), Juan Pablo Rodriguez (Yale University), Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)

Domains

Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

Date of occurrence 1520-07

Places

Spain (Location)

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In the 'Revolt of the Comuneros', a series of anti-government riots broke out in Toledo and Castile against King Charles' regent Adrian of Utretrecht, while Charles was absent in northern Europe. Charles had been brought up in the Netherlands, where his father Philip was Duke of Burgundy, and thus when he arrived in Spain to take the throne in 1517 with a Flemish retinue and little knowledge of Castilian Spanish, he seemed an alien imposition. This impression was further enhanced by his departure from Spain to attend to his responsibilities as Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, and his choice of a Dutch Cardinal as regent during his absence. The comuneros rebels were led by Juan de la Padrilla, and formed a Holy League at Avila in protest against what they saw as the Hapsburg abolition of…

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Spanish communeros revolt in Toledo and Castile". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14266, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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