Neapolitan Revolt of 1647
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The Thirty Years' War was very costly for the Spanish, and because of this, they put taxes on fruit and other ordinary foods. The people raged, so they followed the ideals of the previous revolt in Palermo and the latter succeeded, gaining the independence of the Neapolitan Republic.
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Aftermath
The Republic did not last very long. A year later, the Spanish managed to restore the older Kingdom of Naples after John Joseph of Austria shelled the town and defeated the rebels with the famous tercios.
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