Phillip II

Goal For His Monarch In A Domestic & Foreign Policy

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Domestic Goals

  • Raise taxes.
  • Finance his military campaigns.
  • Increase income from the New World.
 

Foreign Goals

  • Defend Catholic Europe against the Ottoman Turks and the Protestant Reformation.
  • Gain victory against the Turks in 1571.
  • Successfully secured his succession to the throne of Portugal.
  • Fight at whatever cost rather than give up freedom of worship within his territories.