Comunero Revolt
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain
- Date: 1520-1522
Article abstract: The Comunero Revolt by the cities of central Castile is sparked by a disputed monarchical succession that evolves into a social revolution.
Summary of Event
The traditional interpretation has characterized the Comunero Revolt as a xenophobic response to a foreign monarch who threatened feudal rights and privileges. Castilian cities and grandees, the landed nobility, despised Charles I’s greedy Burgundian court and opposed his election as Holy Roman Emperor in 1519. The grandees soon abandoned the cities and joined forces with the...
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