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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS - Coggle Diagram
THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
RELIGIOUS POLICY
One of the Catholic Monarchs’ main political objectives was to establish religious unity in their domains.
Jews
Jews were persecuted by the Christian population towards the end of the Middle Ages
15th century, this anti-Semitism increased
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.
Those who did not obey had to sell their assets at a loss and leave their homes
They are known as Sephardic Jews.
Those who agreed to convert were known as conversos
were investigated and persecuted by the Inquisition to prevent them from practising their old religion in secret.
Muslims
The Mudéjar were Muslims who lived in Christian territories
After the conquest of Granada in 1492, Cardinal Cisneros forced them to be baptised
As a result, many of them revolted in the Alpujarras
They were expelled from Castilla in 1502 and from Aragón in 1526
Those who converted were known as Moriscos and they were also persecuted by the Inquisition
As the majority of the Mudéjar were farmers, their departure had a negative impact on agriculture
FOREIGN POLICY
unification of the Iberian Peninsula, the isolation of France
consolidation of the Crown of Aragón in the Mediterranean and the expansion across the Atlantic
Diplomatic
The monarchs formed political agreements or alliances by marrying their children to the kings and princes of other European kingdoms
Union with Portugal
The monarchs married their oldest daughter, Isabella of Aragón, to King Manuel I of Portugal
Their son, Miguel, was due to inherit the three kingdoms, but both mother and son died
Isolation of France
Despite this, France continued to be their main enemy.
In 1493 an agreement was reached with France in which the territories of Roussillon and Cerdanya
To continue isolating France, the monarchs married their children to English princes
Military. The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of military conquests.
On the Iberian Peninsula
In 1492, after a ten year war, Boabdil, the ruler of the kingdom of Granada, surrendered the last existing Muslim state on the Peninsula
In 1512, Ferdinand the Catholic conquered Navarra to prevent it from forming an alliance with France. It then became part of the Crown of Castilla.
Outside the Iberian Peninsula
Northern Africa
Italy.
The Atlantic Ocean.
