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2 The reign of the catholic monarchs - Coggle Diagram
2 The reign of the catholic monarchs
Inroduction
One of the Catholic Monarchs’
was to establish religious unity in their domains
main political objectives
1.3 Religious Policy
1 The Jews
were persecuted by the Christian population towards the end of the Middle Ages
In the 15th century, this anti-Semitism increased
They are known as Sephardic Jews
In 1492
the monarchs forced them to convert to Christianity
2 The Mudéjar
were Muslims who lived in Christian territories
in 1492
the conquest of Granada
in 1502
They were expelled from Castilla
in 1526
They were expelled from Aragón
Those who converted were known as Moriscos
1.4 Foreign Policy
Diplomatic
Union with Portugal
The monarchs married their oldest daughter, Isabella of Aragón
to King Manuel I of Portuga
Isolation of France
In 1493
an agreement was reached with France in which the territories of Roussillon and Cerdanya
were returned to Aragón
The monarchs formed political agreements or alliances
Military
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
Between 1497 and 1510
various enclaves which Berber pirates operated from were conquered
Italy
The forces of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba the Great Captain
defeated the French at the battles of Cerignola and Garigliano
secured the Aragónese territories of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia
The Atlantic Ocean
The Canary Islands
were conquered following the subjugation of their inhabitants, the Guanches
in 1492
first voyage to the Americas
The Catholic Monarchs carried out a series of military conquests