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THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
THE BIRTH OF A NEW MONARCHY
At the beginning of the Modern Age
there were five kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula
the Crown of Aragón and the Crown of Castilla
1469
Fernando II of Aragón married Isabel I
who died in 1474
Fernando II inherited the Aragonese throne in 1479
Isabel I had to defeat Juana, the king’s daughter and heir, in a civil war that ended in 1479
The marriage of Isabel and Fernando laid the foundations for the development of modern Spain, and also for the Catholic Monarchy
pope bestowed the title of Catholic Monarchs on the couple in 1496
The new monarchy was a dynastic union because it was the result of a marriage between two monarchs
The monarchs only shared policies in specific areas, such as foreign policy and religion
THE BEGINNINGS OF HISPANIC DOMINANCE: FOREIGN POLICY
especially Castilian territories, and pursue the international interests of the Crown of Aragón
Catholic Monarchs formed alliances by marrying their children to heirs of other kingdoms with two main aims
This gave way to an active foreign policy which allowed them to expand their territories
first was to maintain peace with Portugal after it had supported Juana
Castilla's recovery from civil war and the Catholic Monarchs
second was to reinforce their ties with countries such as Flanders
A period of stability began for the Catholic Monarchs
England with whom they had strong trade relationships because of the exports of Castilian wool
THE AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHY OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
THE MONARCHY AND THE ESTATES OF THE REALM
THE CHURCH
The king was appointed Master of the Military Orders
He created the Council of Military Orders to manage them
the pope gave the Catholic Monarchs the authority to intervene in the appointment of important figures in the Church
THE NOBILITY
The Catholic Monarchs confiscated lands from noblemen who supported Juana during the civil war
Isabel I therefore granted the higher title of Duke to the Count of the Infantado and the Count of Medinaceli
CITIES
Corregidores were appointed throughout Castilla
hese representatives of royal power controlled the kingdom’s towns and territories
the Crown of Aragón, Fernando imposed his authority in major cities
such as Barcelona and Zaragoza, by sortition
THE RELIGIOUS POLICY OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
CROWN OF ARAGÓN
the Crown of Aragón
Fernando II used his authority to influence town councils and was uncompromising in his implementation of the Inquisition, despite resistance in Aragón
ouncil of Aragón was established in 1494 to manage the Crown's matters in its kingdoms
CROWN OF CASTILLA
Santa Hermandad
was established in 1476. It was an armed force at the service of the monarchs. In 1510
permanent royal army was created with mercenaries
Audiencias of Valladolid (1480) and Granada (1504)
were created to centralise the justice system
These were split into three salas
Sala de la Noblez
Sala de Vizcaya
Sala General
Council of Castilla
The Catholic Monarchs reshaped this institution by giving it more authority
was an institution established during the Middle Ages that advised the monarchs
