History A-Level
fueros
What fueros means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of fueros
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Local laws upheld by the Justicia Mayor that protected nobles and towns from royal interference and were the core of Aragonese identity.
Topics that use fueros
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 5 The crisis in Aragon, 1590–93 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- hostility to Castilians
- Inquisition and jurisdiction
- Military intervention and its consequences
- noble factionalism
- Royal authority versus Aragonese privilege
- Justicia Mayor
- Royal authority versus local liberties
- The impact of rebellion on royal policy
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