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THE REIGN OF THE
CATHOLIC MONARCHS
THE DYNASTIC UNION OF
CASTILLA AND ARAGON
1469
Fernando
,
the Crown Prince
of Aragon
Isabel
.
half -sister of Enrique IV
of Castilla
got
married
1474
Enrique IV,
the King of Castilla,
died
Civil war
between
Juana la Beltraneja
(with the support of
Portugal)
Isabel
(with the support of
Aragon)
1479
Victory of Isabel
Fernando
became
the
King of Aragon
Dynastic union of
Castila and Aragon
NOT a UNITARY STATE
Each kingdom
retained its own
language
currency
laws
internal boundaries
institutions
The HISPANIC MONARCHY
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA
IN THE EARLY MODERN AGE
The RECONQUEST
The
Muslim kingdoms
on the Iberian Peninsula
were conquered by the Christians.
Only the
Kingdom of Granada remained
under Muslim control.
Towards the
end of the Middle Ages
14th century,
:the Iberian Peninsula
was divided into
5 kingdoms.
Kingdom of PORTUGAL
It continued to
expand along the Atlantic coast of Africa
in search of new
shipping routes to Asia
NASRID KINGDOM OF GRANADA
Crown of ARAGON
it continued to
expand along the Mediterranean
Crown of CASTILLA
The largest and
most populated
it had conquered most of
the Muslim kingdoms
during the Reconquest
It
expanded towards
Granada
Northern Africa
across the
Atlantic Ocean
Kingdom of NAVARRA
DOMESTIC REFORMS
to
centralise power
The
existing institutions
were
reformed
The number of
royal officials
was increased
New institutions
were
established
4 objectives
TO REDUCE THE AUTONOMY
OF THE KINGDOMS
OF THE HISPANIC MONARCHY
The position of
viceroy
was created
The
Inquisition
was
established in Castilla
(1478)
was
reformed in Aragon
The
power of the General Cortes
was
reduced
TO RESTRICT THE AUTONOMY
OF THE URBAN OLIGARCHIES
In Castilla
The
monarchs appointed the majors
who ran the city councils
In Aragon
The
SORTITION SYSTEM
was maintained
local governors were
selected by lottery
TO WEAKEN THE POWER
OF THE NOBILITY
The
royal treasury
was given
greater powers
to
control
and
administer
tax collection
Councils of experts
were appointed
to advise the monarchs
about
Specific matters
The
Council of
the Supreme Inquisition
matters concerning
morals and faith
The
Council of Military Orders
managed the Castilian military orders
Territories
Trained
officials
began to
replace the nobles
in these institutions
The Council of Aragon and Navarra
(also important).
The most important
The Council of Castilla (Royal Council)
Military orders
Permision obatined from the Pope
under the monarchs' control
The
judicial system
of Castilla
was restructured through the
audiencias
(appellate courts)
of Valladolid and Granada
judges
were
appointed by the kings
A
permanent army
was formed
proffesional soldiers (
mercenaries
)
to
overpower the militias of the nobility
The
Santa Hermandad
(Holy Brotherhood)
A
militia
to fight crime
to
keep the peace in rural Castilla
TO IMPROVE
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The
DIPLOMATIC CORPS was expanded
Representation of the monarchs in other kingdoms,
RESULT
Castilla
became an
AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHY
The Crown of Aragon
maintained the
PACT TRADITION
The king made
decisions with the
approval of the regional institutions
Very IMPORTANT ROLE
in Spanish and World history
They
completed the Reconquest
They
ended the religious diversity
They established the
present-day territory
of the Spanish state
They
financed Christopher Columbus' expedition
,
on which he discovered the Americas.
They
converted the Hispanic Monarchy
into a great power.