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The dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
In
1479
Ferdinand became the King of Aragón after his fathjer's death
This resulted in the
dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
The union of the reigning families
didn't result
in the creation of a unitary state, and each kingdom
retained its own
institutions, laws, etc.
When 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
The folllowers of Isabella, who had the support of Aragón
The conflict ended in
1479
with the victory of
Isabella
Isabella
(half-sister of
Henry IV of Castilla
) married
Ferdinand
(the
Crown Prince
of Aragón) in
1469
At the end of the 15th century,
Isabella I of Castilla
and
Ferdinand II of Aragón
established an
authoritarian monarchy
in the Iberian Peninsula
Domestic Reforms
The Catholic Monarchs carried out some domestic reforms to
centralise power
. They had 4 objectives:
To
reduce the autonomy of the kingdoms of the Hispanic Monarchy
The position of
viceroy
was created
The
Inquisition
was created in
1478
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
Councils of experts
were appointed to
advise the monarchs
The
royal treasury
was given
greater powers
Specific matters
Territories
Military Orders
were under the monarchs' control with the
permission of the Pope
A permanent army of
mercenaries
was created
The
judicial system of Castila
was restructured through the
audiencias
The
Santa Hermandad
was created to
fight crime
To
improve international relations
The
diplomatic corps
, which
represented the monarchs in other kingdoms
, was
expanded