Reform of the Council of Castile

Timeline

1. c. 1518Valladolid · Castile and LeónRegent Adrian announced the reorganization of the Council of Castile, dismissing some Flemish and Burgundian councillors and filling seats with Castilian grand nobles, bishops, and city representatives, responding to local discontent over foreign favourites holding power.
2. c. 1518Valladolid · Castile and LeónThe new council, composed mainly of Castilian nobles and church leaders, was responsible for deliberating on taxes, loans for the imperial election, and local petitions. Although the reform drew in some native elites, it failed to meet the city councils' demands for parliamentary representation and self-government, and new conflicts arose among the nobility over the division of spoils.
3. c. 1518Toledo · Castile-La ManchaThe council continued to raise huge sums for Charles's imperial election campaign and levy additional taxes, disappointing city councils and nobles. Protests on a larger scale began to brew in Toledo and elsewhere; the reform failed to prevent the escalation of the political crisis.