HISTORY OF SPAIN (THE MODERN AGE)

Centro de Lenguas Modernas – Universidad de Granada - Syllabus Hispanic Studies Course
HISTORY OF SPAIN (THE MODERN AGE)
General description
As the doorway to the studies of the History of Spain in the Programme of Hispanic
Studies, this course aims to offer a panoramic vision of the history of Spain during the XVIth,
XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, emphasising the processes of conformation of the modern
State and its material bases, as well as the relationship with Europe and America, although
international relations occupy a secondary place.
Along with an introductory class and an initial topic relative to the Catholic Kings, the
syllabus will be divided into two large chronological sections, dedicated respectively to Spain
of the Austrias ( XVIth-XVIIth centuries) and to Spain of the XVIIIth century.
In each section the classes will be ordered in the scheme of histiography: population,
economy, society, political structure, development of events (by reigns), and finally, religion
and culture.
The student should be familiar with the main historical processes of Modern Spain, as
with the specific vocabulary of historical science.
Syllabus content
1. Introduction to the Spanish Modern Age.
2. Spain of the Catholic Kings.
3. The Spanish population in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries..
4. Expansion and crisis of the Spanish economy ( XVIth and XVIIth centuries).
5. The social class society in Modern Spain.
6. Political structure of the Spanish monarchy.
7. Charles V and his epoch.
8. Reformation and counter-reformation in Spain.
9. The Hispanic empire of Phillip II.
10. The Spanish depletion. Phillip III and Phillip IV.
11. Charles II and the War of the Succession.
12. Culture and mentality in XVIth and XVIIth century Spain.
13. The Spanish population in the XVIIIth century.
14. Structure and economic situation in XVIIIth century Spain.
15. The XVIIIth century Spanish society .
16. Tradition and reformation in the political-administrative structure.
17. Church and religión in XVIIIth century Spain.
18Politics in the first half of the XVIIIth century. Phillip V and Fernando VI
19. Spain during the reign of Charles III.
20. Charles IV and the crisis of the Former Regime.
21. Enlightenment culture in XVIIIth century Spain.
Activities
This course has two complementary processes:
a) Class teaching, on the basis of the teacher’s explanations, with reading and
analysis of some historical texts, maps, graphics and iconographic sources. The
students will comment on the material content in class, along with their opinions
on the syllabus lessons.
b) Homework will be to complete class notes, and, voluntarily, a written comment on
the material or the class lessons, as well as, also voluntarily, reading work or the
presentation of a piece of work.
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Assessment
Assessment will be two written tests: mid-term exam and final exam, the mark being
the average of the two. These will test, with a third of the mark in each case, the analysis,
(brief text commentary), vocabulary (brief definitions) and study (questions on the syllabus);
the three parts show a more exact of the process of the student’s assimilation and
understanding. The final mark could be incremented by 20% by carrying out the aforementioned voluntary tasks, as well as active participation in class and full attendance.
Bibliography
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ANES, G., El Antiguo Régimen: los Borbones, Madrid, 1993.
ARTOLA, M. (dir.), Enciclopedia de Historia de España, Madrid, 1988-91, 5 vols.
BELENGUER, E., El imperio hispánico, 1479-1665, Barcelona, 1995.
DÍAZ PLAJA, F., Historia de España en sus documentos, Madrid, 1986-88, 3 vols.
DOMÍNGUEZ ORTIZ, A., El Antiguo Régimen: los Reyes Católicos y los Austrias, Madrid,
1988.
ELLIOTT, J. H., La España Imperial (1469-1716), Barcelona, 1964.
FERNÁNDEZ DÍAZ, R., La España moderna. Siglo XVIII, Madrid, 1993.
GARCIA VILLOSLADA, R. (dir.), Historia de la Iglesia en España, Madrid, 1979-1980, vols 3
y 4.
GARCÍA CÁRCEL, R., SIMÓN TARRÉS, A., RODRÍGUEZ SÁNCHEZ, A. y CONTRERAS, J., La
España moderna. Siglos XVI y XVII, Madrid, 1991.
GIMÉNEZ, E., SALAS, J. A. y ALBEROLA, A., Poder político e instituciones en la España
Moderna, Alicante, 1992.
GONZÁLEZ ENCISO, A., VICENTE ALGUERO, F. J. de, y FLORISTÁN IMIZCOZ, A., Historia
económica de la España Moderna, Madrid, 1992.
LYNCH, J., Los Austrias (1516-1598), Barcelona, 1992.
MARTINEZ RUIZ, E., GUTIÉRREZ CASTILLO, A. y DÍAZ LOBÓN, E., Atlas histórico. Edad
moderna, Madrid, 1986.
MARTÍNEZ RUIZ, E., GIMÉNEZ, E., ARMILLAS, J. A. y MAQUEDA, C., La España Moderna,
Madrid, 1992.
MOLAS RIBALTA, P. y otros, Manual de Historia de España. Edad Moderna, Madrid, 1993.
TOMÁS Y VALIENTE, F., Gobierno e instituciones en la España del Antiguo Régimen,
Madrid, 1982.
HISTORY OF SPAIN (19TH CENTURY - THE CIVIL WAR) (ONLY FALL)
General description
This course aims to cover the most important and suggestive aspects of the past 150
years in the areas of politics, economics, society and culture. We aim to contemplate the
peculiarities and characteristics of industrial development, peninsular modernisation, the
norms of living in the so-called liberal-bourgeoisie revolution, the construction of the
contemporary State and the development of Spanish society. We will cover the ideas and
debates from the intellectual world and from the formation of mentalities in the construction
of the Spanish nation, from social movements and from cultural expressions throughout the
XIXth century up to the Spanish Civil War.
Syllabus content
Topic I.- The crisis of the former Regime.
The absolute monarchy: social and political aspects. The enlightened reformations. The
economic situation during the second half of the XVIIIth century. Factors of the crisis of
the Old Regime.
Topic II. - Liberalism and absolutism: 1808-1833.
The War of Independence 1808-14. The absolutist six-year period 1814-20. The Liberal
Three-year period1820-23. The Ominous Decade 1823-33. The loss of the colonial
empire.
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Topic III.- The Liberal Revolution. Political aspects 1833-1868.
The reign of Isabel II, 1833-68. The liberal State. The Carlism War. The Regencies.
Moderates and Progressivists. Political parties and the military.
Topic IV.- The Liberal Revolution. Socio-economical aspects
The liberal agrarian reformation and the social and economic transformations: property,
recuperation, transport, industry and population.
Topic V.- The revolutionary six-year period 1868-1874: monarchy and republic.
The causes of the revolution of 1868. The revolutionary process. The constitution of
1869. Problems: Carlism, the Cuban War and the workers’ movement. The I Spanish
Republic. Problems. Serrano’s dictatorship.
Topic VI.- The Restoration. The reign of Alfonso XII and the Regency: 1875-1902.
Characteristics of the system: the turn of the parties. The reign of Alfonso XII and the
constitution of 1876. The regency and the end-of-century crisis:the ’98 disaster. The
problems of the regime, regionalism, workers’ movement, nationalism, etc
Topic VII.- The crisis of the Restoration 1902-1923.
The reign of Alfonso XIII. The attempts at renovation. The Tragic Week in Barcelona.
The First World War situation. The crisis of the system: the crisis of 1917, the defence
committees and concentration governments. The Annual disaster.
Topic VIII.-The dictatorship of Primo de rivera: 1923-1930
The coup d’etat of 1923. The military directory. The civil directory. The crisis of the
dictatorship. The institutional political framework. The political economy. The
‘dictablanda’ – the ‘soft’ dictatorship.
Topic IX.- The II Spanish Republic: 1931-1936.
The arrival of the republic: municipal elections. The provisional government. Elections to the
constitutional courts and the constitution of 1931. The reformist two-year period. The radical
‘cedista’ (Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Rights) two-year period. The popular front.
Topic X.- The Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939.
The military coup d’etat. Interpretations on the origins of the war. The beginning and the
phases of the war. International aid. Republic Spain and national Spain. The
consequences of the war.
Activities
Lectures
Assessment
Class attendance and participation will be assessed. There will be two exams: one mid-term
and the other final, with a choice of questions to answer.
Bibliography
ARTOLA, M. La burguesía revolucionaria (1808-74). Madrid, Alianza, 1983.
BAHAMONDE MAGRO, A. Historia de España siglo XIX. Madrid, Cátedra, 1994.
BRENAN, G. El laberinto español. Barcelona, Ruedo Ibérico, 1977.
CARR, R.: España, 1808-1975. Barcelona, Ariel, 1982.
COMELLAS, J.L. Historia de España contemporánea. Madrid, Rialp, 1988.
DESCOLA, J. Historia de España. Madrid, Juventud, 1973.
GARCIA CARCEL, R. Historia de España siglo XVIII. La España de los Borbones. Madrid,
Cátedra, 2002.
GARCIA NIETO PARIS, MC. Historia de España 1808-1978.
GAY ARMENTEROS, J. La España del siglo XX. Madrid, Edi 6, 1986.
MARTINEZ CUADRADO, M. La burguesía conservadora (1874-1931). Madrid, Alianza, 1979.
PEREZ PICAZO, MT. Historia de España del siglo XX. Barcelona, Crítica, 1996.
SANCHEZ JIMENEZ, J.: La España Contemporánea. Madrid, Istmo, 1991.
SANCHEZ MARROYO, F. La España del XX: economía, demografía y sociedad. Madrid, Itsmo,
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TAMAMES, R. La II República. La era de Franco (1931-1975). Madrid, Alianza, 1983.
TEMINE, E. y otros Historia de la España Contemporánea. Desde 1808 hasta nuestros días.
Barcelona, Ariel, 1982.
UBIETO, A y Otros Introducción a la historia de España. Barcelona, Teide, 1963.
VICENS VIVES, J. Historia de España y América. Varios vols. Barcelona, Vicens-Vives, 1970.
Historia de España. Madrid, Historia 16, 1996.
HISTORY OF SPAIN (FROM FRANCO TO THE PRESENT DAY)
General description
The course History of Spain: from Franco to the present-day aims to cover the
political, economic and social transformations experienced in Spain throughout the
dictatorship of Franco until the present-day. After an introductory topic on the analysis of the
II Republic and the civil war, we will study the period of Franco’s regime, paying special
attention to the political and economic aspects and to the social movements which developed
during these years. In these first topics we will study Spain in the decades of the forties and
fifties, concentrating on the characteristics of the organisation of the totalitarian state, on the
meaning of the international isolation which Spain suffered after the Second World War, on
the up-rise and consolidation of the regime, as well as the most relevant economic and social
aspects of these first years. We will then move on to the decade of the sixties and seventies
in order to understand the meaning of the technocrats coming into power, the importance of
developingism, the most important political changes social conflicts experienced during these
years.
Finally, in the last topics, we will analyse the important and meaning of the death of
the dictator and the change which was the transition to democracy in the most recent history
of this country.
All of these topics will not be reduced to a simple narration of events as we will
attempt to explain the whys and wherefores, and also the consequences of all of this on
present-day Spain. We aim to foster a critical analysis in the students, as well as
participation and interest and finally, hope the students will be able to reach a vision of
contemporary Spanish history.
Syllabus content
1.
The destruction of the Spanish democracy and the Civil War. The precedents of
Franco’s regime. 1931-1939
2. The organisation of the Totalitarian state. 1939-1945
3. Towards the consolidation of the regime. 1946-1951
4. End of the self-sufficiency period and international isolation. 1951-1956
5. The Spanish economy during the self-sufficiency period.
6. The road towards technocracy. 1957-1962
7. Developingism and social conflict. 1963 – 1967
8. Towards the crisis 1967-1972
9. The Spanish economy in the developing era.
10. The death throes of Franco’s regime. 1973-1975
11. The formal establishment of democracy. 1975-1978
12. The disenchantment phase and the era of the socialist governments. 1978-1996
Activities
Classes are 90 minutes long, and are based on theory with ample student
participation as the teacher will give out material to be read at home.
This course includes use of audio-visual aids, such as videos or other film material,
available in the CLM library, on which 50-60 minutes a week will be spent.
Assessment
20% of the mark will be given to attendance, participation and attention in class. In
this way we hope to motivate the students to debate ideas with classmates and with
the teacher and also to use the Spanish language.
30% of the mark will be given to written and oral work.
50% will depend on the exam marks of the mid-term and final exams.
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Bibliography
This following bibliography is of an orientative and basic nature to provide the
students with background information. All the books are to be found in CLM library. If any
student wishes to have a more specific bibliography, he/she may consult the teacher.
- BIESCAS, J.A. y TUÑÓN DE LARA, M., España bajo la dictadura franquista, 1939-1976,
Barcelona, Lábor, 1981.
- CARR, R., España 1808-1975, Barcelona, Ariel, (9ªedc.) 1999
- CARR, R y FUSI, J, P., España de la dictadura a la Democracia, Barcelona, Ariel, 1979.
- CARR, R., PRESTON, P., GARCÍA DELGADO, J.L., La época franquista, Vol. XL de la
Historia de España dirigida por José Maria Jover, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1996.
- FUSI, J.P., Franco, Autoritarismo y poder personal, Madrid, Alianza, 1987.
- MARTÍNEZ, J. A., Historia de España. Siglo XX. 1939-1996, Madrid, Cátedra, 1999
- PAYNE S. G., El régimen de Franco, 1936-1975, Madrid, Alianza, 1987.
- PRESTON, P. Franco “Caudillo de España”, Barcelona, Grijalbo Mondadori, 1994
- TAMAMES, R., La República. La Era de Franco, Madrid, Aliaza, 1988
- TRANCHE, R., SÁNCHEZ-BIOSCA, V., NO-DO. El tiempo y la memoria. Cátedra, Madrid,
2001
HISTORY OF AMERICA (THE PRECOLUMBIAN PERIOD, THE AGE OF DISCOVERY AND
COLONIALISM) (ONLY FALL)
General description
This course aims to study the American reality before and after the arrival of the
Spanish to the continent. The first part studies the pre-Columbine cultures (mid-American
and Andean areas), paying special attention to the political, social, economic and artistic
aspects. The second part, which begins with Columbus’ discovery in 1492, deals with the
model of colonisation developed by Spain on American land until the Independence: the
model of society imposed, the complex relations with the indigenous population, the
appearance of racial mix, the economy and cultural manifestations.
Syllabus content
1. THE AZTEC CONFEDERATION
-Political and economic organisation
-Society and religion
-Cultural and artistic aspects
2. THE MAYA CULTURE
-Historical evolution
-Social, political and economic organisation
-Art and religious thought
3. THE INCA EMPIRE
-Origins and territorial expansion
-Political, social and economic structure
-Religion and art
4. THE ERA OF DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST (1492-1550)
-Causes of the discoveries
-Christopher Columbus
-Consequences of the discovery voyages
5. THE CONTROVERSY OF THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA
-The justification of the conquest
-The criticism of the conquerers: Bartolomé de las Casas
-The Black Legend
6. THE DEMOGRAPHY
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-The indigenous population. Causes of its decrease
-Spanish and African emigration
-The racial mix
7. THE ORGANISATION OF THE COLONIAL SOCIETY
-Divisions and concessions
-Land-owners, traders and miners
-Criolism
8. THE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS
-The regime of commercial monopoly
-Agriculture and stock-breeding
-Mining
9. THE ERA OF THE REFORMS IN THE XVIIITH CENTURY
-Social tensions
-Economic expansion
-Towards independence
Activities
Students must follow the teacher’s explanations in class, as well as participating in
debates. They also must prepare group talks on a specific topic or on a documentary viewed
in class. An optional, short piece of work on any of the subjects on this syllabus may also be
carried out.
Assessment
Students must take the final exam. There will also be a mid-term eliminatory exam.
Assessment criteria will be:
- Attendance, participation in class and pieces of work, up to 30%
- Final exam, up to 70%
Bibliography
- LUCENA SALMORAL, M.: La América Precolombina. Madrid, Anaya, 1989.
- NAVARRO GARCIA, L.: Las claves de la Colonización Española en el Nuevo Mundo (14921824). Madrid, Ed. Planeta, 1991;
- PABLO E. PEREZ MALLAINA: La colonización. Biblioteca Iberoamericana, 13. Madrid, Anaya,
1989.
- PEDRO PEREZ HERRERO: La América colonial (1492-1763). Madrid, Editorial Síntesis, 2002
- MOLINA MARTINEZ, M: La leyenda negra. Madrid, Editorial Nerea, 1991.
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CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF AMERICA (ONLY SPRING)
General description
This course covers the historical development of the Latin-American countries from
their independence up until the present-day. Through well-characterised periods the most
relevant aspects of their nationality are studied: the formation of the state, the political
evolution, social classes, economic areas, without forgetting questions such as the
demographic boom, the foreign debt, or the indigenous problem. The objective is a better
understanding of the causes and determining factors of contemporary Latin-America.
Syllabus content
1. INDEPENDENCE
- Internal and external causes
- Phases of the independentist movement
- The thought of Simón Bolívar
2. TYRANNY AND MILITARISM
- Origins and meaning
- The individualist regimes
- Towards the formation of the State
3. LIBERALISM AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION
- The liberal constitutions
- Political stability and economic growth
- Immigration and colonisation of unoccupied areas
4. IMPERIALISM AND INTERVENTIONISM OF THE USA
- Determining factors of expansion
- Political, military and economic interventionism
- The Caribbean and Central-America in the orbit of the USA
5. THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
- Ideological analysis
- The constitution of 1917
- The institutionalised revolution
6. THE CRISIS OF 1929 IN LATIN AMERICA
- Origins and development
- Economic and social consequences
- Political consequences
7. LATIN AMERICA FROM 1945 ONWARDS. THE POLITICAL QUESTION
- The political powers and the political parties
- The populisms and the military dictatorships
- The revolutionary systems
8. THE STRUCTURE OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
- Demographic growth
- Elite, middle classes and popular sectors
- The indigenous population
9. THE CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
- Large estates and the agrarian reform
- Industrialisation and foreign investment
- The foreign debt
Activities
The students must follow the teacher’s explanations in class, and participate in
debates. They must also prepare group talks on one determined subject. Optionally they
may do an end-of-term short piece of written work on at topic from the syllabus.
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Assessment
The final exam is compulsory. Also there will be a mid-term eliminatory exam.
Assessment criteria are:
- Attendance, class participation and written work up to 30%
- Final exam, up to 70%
Bibliography
- Manuel LUCENA SALMORAL (coord.): Historia de Iberoamérica, III (Edad contemporánea).
Madrid, 1991.
-Miguel IZARD: América Latina, siglo XIX. Violencia, subdesarrollo y dependencia. Madrid,
1990.
-G. VAZQUEZ/N. MARTINEZ DIAZ: Historia de América Latina. Madrid, Madrid, 1990.
-Carlos MALAMUD: Historia de América. Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 2005.
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN (ONLY FALL)
General description
This course aims to present a sketch of the geographical reality of Spain, taking into
account its integration into the world and European Union space, and thereby analysing the
different factors and characteristics of the Spanish territory, as much in its physical-natural
dimension as by its social-economic aspects, showing its special distribution, present-day
profile and problems from a geographical viewpoint.
Syllabus content
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16.
Spain in the World and in the European Union.
Originality and variety of the Spanish landscape.
The Spanish relief.
The climate: elements and factors of the climate. The diversity of the climate.
The great plant formations.
The evolution of the population. Natural and migratory movements.
Structure and distribution of the population.
Dwellings and rural habitats.
The city system; urban functions.
Evolution and structure of the economy.
Agriculture and stock-breeding.
Mineral raw materials and sources of energy.
Industry: characteristics and special distribution.
Communications: the great networks and their distribution.
The Balance of Payments and foreign trade.
Tourism: problems and potentials of the sector; tourist regions.
Activities
Lectures
Assessment
Mid-term and final exams, and attendance and class participation also to be taken into
account.
Bibliography
- BOSQUE MAUEL, J. Y VILÁ VALENTÍ, J.: Geografía de España. Barcelona, Editorial Planeta
S.A., varios años. Vol. 1, 2 y 3.
- FLORISTAN SAMANES, A: España, país de contrastes geográficos naturales. Madrid, Edit.
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Síntesis.1.988.
- TERÁN, M., SOLÉ SABARÍS, L., Y VILA VALENTÍ, J.: Geografía General de España.
Barcelona, Editorial Ariel S.A. 1.986.
- VARIOS: Geografía de España. Barcelona, Edt. Océano - Instituto Gallach, varios años. Vol.
I al VI..
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN (ONLY SPRING)
General description
This course covers the regional Spanish reality, a distinctive factor which is, as stated
in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, a synthesis between a very varied physical environment
and a historical evolution differentiated from the time of the Roman heritage.
The geographical study of the different Spanish autonomous regions is carried out by
means of analysis of the physical environment, the evolution and structure of its population,
the evolution and structure of different economic activities and the regional variety, all of
which, alter a brieg study of the general aspects of Spanish geography, will serve as a
framework for the regional factor.
Syllabus content
1. Introduction to the general geography of Spain, (physical environment,
population, infrastructures, economic activities, etc)
2. The regional division of Spain. Historical background. The Constitution of 1978
and the definition of the autonomous model. The historical communities and the
rest of the regions.
3. Atlantic Spain: Galicia. Principality of Asturias. Cantabria. The Basque country.
4. The Ebro Valley: Jurisdiction Community of Navarra.
The Rioja region.
Community of Aragón.
5. Mediterranean Spain: Catalunya. Valencian Community. Murcia region.
6. La Meseta (1): Community of Castilla-León.
7. La Meseta (2): Community of Castilla-La Mancha. Extremadura. Community of
Madrid.
8. Insular Spain: The Balearic Islands. Community of Canary Islands.
9. Autonomous Community of Andalusia: The physical environment. Population and
inhabitants; evolution and structure.
10. Andalusia: economic activities.
11. Andalusia: regional unity and diversity.
12. Cities with a special Statute: Ceuta y Melilla.
Activities
Depending of the development of the classes and material available, suitable videos
will be viewed and commented on in thirty-minutes sessions.
Assessment
Dependinf on the development of the classes, the teacher will set exams and tests in
accordance with the progress of the students. Class participation and optional work will be
very much taken into account. At least one mid-term exam and another final exam will be
set.
Bibliography
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GARCIA ALVARADO, José Mª y SOTELO NAVALPOTRO, José A. (1999): La España de las
Autonomías. Ed. Síntesis, col. Espacios y Sociedades. Madrid.
GIL OLCINA, A y GOMEZ MENDOZA, J. (2001): Geografía de España. Ed. Ariel.
Barcelona.
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