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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
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
When the King of Castilla died in 1474
A civil war broke out between the followers of his daughter, Joanna la Beltraneja
As a single state was not created, it is referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy
Ferdinand became the King of Aragón after the death of his father
This resulted in the dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
Domestic reforms
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power
These reforms were established to meet four objectives
To weaken the power of the nobility
The royal treasury was given greater powers to control and administrate tax collection
Councils of experts were appointed to advise the monarchs about
Specific matters
The judicial system of Castilla was restructured through the audiencias
Valladolid
Granada
Territories
A militia, the Santa Hermandad
Was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla
Permission was obtained from the Pope to place Military Orders under the monarchs' control
A permanent army was formed with professional soldiers, overpower the militias of the nobility
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
Restrict the autonomy of the urban oligarchies
In Castilla
The monarchs appointed the mayors
In Aragón
The sortition system, where local governors were selected by lottery, was maintained.
Improve international relations
The diplomatic corps, which represented the monarchs in other kingdoms, was expanded.
Religious policy
One of the Catholic Monarchs’ main political objectives was to establish religious unity in their domains
the Jews and Muslims were expelled
The Mudéjar
Were Muslims who lived in Christian territories
After the conquest of Granada in 1492
Cardinal Cisneros forced them to be baptised
many of them revolted in the Alpujarras
They were expelled from Aragón
In 1526
They were expelled from Castilla
In 1502
Moriscos
Muslims that converted
The Jews
were persecuted by the Christian population, towards the end of the Middle Ages
In the 15th century
This anti-Semitism increased
The Christians believed that the Jews offended God
some of them were bankers and many Christians owed them money
the monarchs forced them to convert to Christianity
Sephardic Jews
did not obey had to sell their assets at a loss and leave their homes
conversos
agreed to convert
