POLICIES
Religious Policy
Muslims
Jews
They are presecute bi christians
15th century anti-Semitism increased
Christians believed that Jews offended God
Christians owned them money
In 1492 monarchy forced them to became christians
Those who don't obey were known like Sephardic jews
Those who were agreed were called the conversos
They were persecuted by the Inquisition
Mudejars were Muslims that lived in Christian territories
In 1492 they were forced to be baptised
As a result many of them revolted to the Alpujarras
They were expelled from Castilla in 1502 and from Aragon in the 1526
Muslims who converted to Christianity were called Moriscos
They also were persecuted by the Inquisition
Majority of the Mudejars were farmers
Their departure had a negative impact in agriculture
Foreign Policy
Catholic Monarch's main objectives
Isolation of France
Consolidation of the Crown of Aragon
Unification of Iberian Peninsula
Expansion across the Atlantic
Diplomatic strategies
Union with Portugal
Isolation of France
The monarch married Isabella of Aragon to King Manuel I of Portugal
Their son Miguel, was due to inherit the lands
But both mother and son died
1493 agreement with France
The monarch married their children to English princes
Military
Outside the iberian peninsula
In iberian peninsula
In 1492, Boabdil, surrendered the last existing Muslim state on the Peninsula.
In 1512, Ferdinand the Catholic' conquered Navarra
Italy
Atlantic Ocean
Northern Africa
Between 1497 and 1510
Conquered Melilla, Oran Bugia and Ceuta
The forces of Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba defeated the French
Secured the Aragónese territories of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia
The Canary Islands were conquered following the subjugation of their inhabitant
These islands would serve as a stop off point for Christopher Columbus'