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THE REING OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS - Coggle Diagram
THE REING OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
Domestic reforms
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power.
To reduce the he autonomy of the kingdoms of the Hispanic history:
The power of the General Courts was reduced
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 and was reformed in Aragón to persecute false conversions
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 Castilian military orders were managed by the Council of Military Orders
The royal treasury was given greater powers to control and administrate tax collection.
The most important territorie was the Council of Castilla
Trained officials began to replace the nobles in these institutions.
Councils of experts were appointed to advise the monarchs about:
A militia the Santa Hermandad, was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla
The judicial system of Castilla was restructured through the audiencias
Permission was obtained from the Pope to place Military Orders under the monarchs' control
A permanent army was formed with professional soldiers
The improve intenational relations:
The diplomatic corps were expamded
Castilla became an authoritarian monarchy
Crown of Aragón maintained the pact tradition
the king made decisions with the approval of the regional institutions
The dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
In 1469, Isabella, the half-sister of Henry IV of Castilla, married Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of Aragón.I
When the King of Castilla died in 1474, a civil war broke out between the followers of his daughter
Isabella
had the support of Aragón
The conflict ended in 1479 with the victory of Isabell
Joanna la Beltraneja
had the support of Portugal
Ferdinand became the King of Aragón after the death of his father
As a single state was not created, it is referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy.
Catholic Monarchs’ Isabella I of Castilla and Ferdinand II of Aragón established an authoritarian monarchy on the Iberian Peninsula
At the end of the 15th century