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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
Foreign policy
Catholic Monarchs' main objectives were the unification of the Iberian Peninsula
Isolation of France
Diplomatic
Union with Portugal
Isolation of France
Military
On the Iberian Peninsula
In 1512
Ferdinand the Catholic' conquered Navarra to prevent it from forming an alliance with France.
In 1492, after a ten year war
Boabdil, the ruler of the kingdom of Granada, surrendered the last existing Muslim state on the Peninsula.
Outside the Iberian Peninsula
Northern Africa
Between 1497 and 1510, various enclaves which Berber pirates operated from were conquered
Ceuta was conquered by the kingdom of Portugal
Italy
The forces of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba the Great Captain
The Atlantic Ocean
The Canary Islands were conquered following the subjugation of their inhabitants
Economy and society
Crown of Castilla
The exportation of wool was very important
Transhumance livestock farming developed
The flocks travelled along paths protected by the crown called cañadas reales
In 1494
Burgos Consulate was founded to control the exportation of wool from the Cantabrian ports
The Spanish textile industry developed just enough to cover domestic demand.
Agriculture suffered due to the increase in livestock farming
During the 16th century, the main source of wealth was precious metals
From the Americas
Crown of Aragón
As in Castilla, the crisis of the 14th century provoked an increase in the abuses of the nobility
fines and other arbitrary measures imposed by the feudal lords and led to a peasant uprising
the War of the Remences
Trade in the Mediterranean benefitted from the incorporation of Italian territories
The main ports were Valencia and Barcelona
Trade benefitted other economic activities like shipbuilding and the textile industry
The monarchs protected local industries by placing taxes or duties on foreign products
Art and culture
The most important humanist was Juan Luis Vives
a converted Jew who went into exile to escape the Inquisition and spent the rest of his life in Flanders and England
The Gothic artistic style was maintained
In sculpture
the Italian Domenico Fancelli was a very important artist
In painting
the works of Pedro Berruguete were greatly influenced by the Flemish style
In architecture
the main Gothic works of art were commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs
The founding of new universities and the spread of the printing press
The increase in the importance of the Castilian language
