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The reign of the catholic monarchs - Coggle Diagram
The reign of the catholic monarchs
1.1 The dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
In 1474
the King of Castilla died
a civil war broke out between the followers of his daughter
Joanna la Beltraneja
who had the support of Portugal
those of Isabella
who had the support of Aragón
In 1479
The conflict ended
with the victory of Isabella
after the death of his father
Ferdinand became the King of Aragón
In 1469
Isabella
the half-sister of Henry IV of Castilla
married Ferdinand
the Crown Prince of Aragón
Hispanic Monarchy
a single state was not created
it is referred
1.2 Domestic reforms
The Catholic Monarchs
carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power
four objectives
To reduce the autonomy of the kingdoms of the Hispanic Monarchy
The position of viceroy
This figure represented the monarchs in each of their kingdoms in their absence
The Inquisition
was established in the kingdom of Castilla in 1478
was reformed in Aragón to persecute false conversions
The power of the General Courts
was reduced
To restrict the autonomy of the urban oligarchies
In Castilla
the monarchs appointed the mayors
who ran the city councils
In Aragón
the sortition system
where local governors were selected by lottery, was maintained
To weaken the power of the nobility
The judicial system of Castilla
was restructured through the audiencias
of Valladolid and Granada, whose judges appointed the kings
Councils of experts
were appointed to advise the monarchs about
The royal treasury
was given greater powers to
control
administrate tax collection
Specific matters
The Castilian military orders were managed by the Council of Military Orders
The Council of the Supreme Inquisition dealt
A militia
was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla
A permanent army
was formed with professional soldiers
which could overpower the militias of the nobility
Permission
was obtained from the Pope to place Military Orders
under the monarchs' control
Territories
The most important one was the Council of Castilla
Those of Aragón and Navarra
To improve international relations
The diplomatic corps
which represented the monarchs in other kingdoms, was expanded
Introduction
In the end of the 5th century
the Catholic Monarchs’
Ferdinand II of Aragón
established an authoritarian monarchy
on the Iberian Peninsula
Isabella I of Castilla