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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS - Coggle Diagram
THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
At the end of the 15th century
the Catholic Monarchs’ Isabella I of Castilla and Ferdinand II of Aragón
established an authoritarian monarchy on the Iberian Peninsula
The dynastic union of Castilla and Aragon
In 1469, Isabella
the half-sister of Henry IV of Castilla, married Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of Aragón
King of Castilla died in 1474
a civil war broke out between the followers of his daughter
Joanna la Beltraneja
had the support of Portugal
The conflict ended in 1479 with the victory of Isabella
Those of Isabella
had the support of Aragon
In the same year
erdinand became the King of Aragón after the death of his father
This resulted in the dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
As a single state was not created, it is referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy
Domestic reforms
To weaken the power of the nobility
Specific matters
The royal treasury was given greater powers to control and administrate tax collection
The most important one was the Council of Castilla
Councils of experts were appointed to advise the monarchs about:
Permission was obtained from the Pope to place Military Orders under the monarchs' control
The judicial system of Castilla was restructured through the audiencias of Valladolid and Granada
A permanent army was formed with professional soldiers (mercenaries)
A militia, was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla
Were also important Aragón and Navarra
Territories
The Castilian military orders were managed by the Council of Military Orders
To reduce the autonomy of the kingdoms of the Hispanic Monarchy
The position of Viceroy was created. The figure represented the monarch
The Inquisition was established in the kingdom of Castilla in 1478 and was reformed in Aragón to persecute false conversions
The power of the General Courts was reduced
It was religious court
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 improve international relations
The diplomatic corps
which represented the monarchs in other kingdoms, was expanded
Castilla became an authoritarian monarchy
the Crown of Aragón maintained the pact tradition
Domestic reforms
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power