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DOMESTIC REFORMS - Coggle Diagram
DOMESTIC REFORMS
To weaken the power of the nobility:
The royal treasury was given greater powers to control and administrate tax collection.
The Castilian military orders were managed by the Council of Military Orders
Councils of experts were appointed to advise the monarchs about:
The judicial system of Castilla was restructured
A militia, the Santa Hermandad, was created to fight crime and keep the peace in rural Castilla.
The most important one was the Council of Castilla. Those of Aragón and Navarra were also important.
Permission was obtained from the Pope to place Military Orders under the monarchs' control
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 improve international relations
diplomatic corps, which represented the monarchs in other kingdoms, was expanded.
Castilla became an authoritarian monarchy. However, the Crown of Aragón maintained the pact tradition
To restrict the autonomy of the urban oligarchies
Castilla, the monarchs appointed the mayors, who ran the city councils
Aragón, the sortition system, where local governors were selected by lottery, was maintained
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of domestic reforms to centralise power.
number of royal officials was increased, the existing institutions were reformed and new ones were established