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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
The dynastic union of Castilla and Aragon
1469
Isabella, the half-sister of Henry IV of Castilla, married Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of Aragón.
1474
war
The king of Castilla died
A civil war broke out between the follower of his daughter, Joanna la Beltraneja, who had the support o Portugal and Isabel, who had the support of Aragon.
The war enden in 1479 with the victory of Isabella
in the same year Ferdinand became the king of Aragon, after the death of his father
the 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
laws
language
currency
internal boundaries
institutions
DOMESTIC REFORMS
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power.
The number of royal officials was increased,
To weaken the power 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 Castill
Specific matters
Castilian military orders were managed by the Council of Military Orders
royal treasury was given greater powers to control and administrate tax collection.
Councils of experts were appointed to advise the monarchs about:
The judicial system of Castilla was restructured through the audiencias
The Santa Hermandad was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla.
Permanent army was formed with professional soldiers
To reduce the autonomy of the kingdoms of the Hispanic Monarchy:
The position of viceroy was created
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
To restrict the autonomy of the urban oligarchies:
Castilla
the monarchs appointed the mayor
Aragon
the sortition system, where local governors were selected by lottery, was maintained
To improve international relations:
diplomatic corps
which represented the monarchs in other kingdoms, was expanded.
Castilla became an authoritarian monarchy
Crown of Aragón maintained the pact tradition
RELIGIOUS POLICY
Their aim was to prevent revolts and internal divisions. In order to do this, the Jews and Muslims were expelled.
Jews
persecuted by the Christian population
15th century
this anti-Semitism increased.
Christians belive that Jews offended the God
some of them bankers and christians get the money
1492
monarchs forced to convert to Christianity
Muslims
lived in Christian territories
conquest of Granada in 1492
Cardinal Cisneros forced them to be baptised
expelled from
Castilla in 1502
Aragon in 1526
