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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
THE DYNASTIC UNION OF CASTILLA AND ARAGÓN
1469
Isabella married Ferdinand
Isabella
The half sister of Henry IV of Castilla
Ferdinand
The Crown Prince of Aragón
1474
The King of Castilla died
Civil war broke out between
and those of Isabella
She had the support of Aragón
the followers of Joanna la Beltraneja
She had the support of Portugal
1479
The conflict ended with the victory of Isabella
Ferdinand became the King of Aragón after the death of his father
Dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
This union of the reigning families did not result in the creation of a unitary state
Each kingdom retained its own
Institutions
Laws
Language
Currency
Internal boundaries
DOMESTIC REFORMS
Four objectives
To weaken the power of the nobility
Territories
The most important one was the Coucil of Castilla
they were also important
Aragon
Navarra
Specific matters
The Castilian military orders were managed by the Council of Military Orders
The royal treasury was given greater powers to control and administrate tax collection.
Permission was obtained from the Pope to place Military Orders under the monarchs' control
Councils of experts were appointed to advise the monarchs
The judicial system of Castilla was restructured
A permanent army was formed with mercenaries
They were profrssional soldiers
They could overpower the militias of the nobility
A militia, the Santa Hermandad was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla
To reduce the autonomy of the kingdoms of the Hispanic Monarchy
The power of the General Courts was reduced
The position of viceroy was created
It 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
It was a religious court
It was controlled by the Crown
To restrict the autonomy of the urban oligarchies
Castilla
the monarchs appointed the mayors, who ran the city councils
Aragon
The sortion system was mantained
To improve international relations
Castilla became an authoritarian monarchy
The diplomatic corps was expanded
They represented the monarchs in other kingdoms
the Crown of Aragón maintained the pact tradition
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power
The number of royal officials was increased
The existing institutions were reformed and new ones were established
