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POLICY
FOREING
The Catholic Monarchs' main objectives were the unification of the Iberian Peninsula, the isolation of France, the consolidation of the Crown of Aragón in the Mediterranean and the expansion across the Atlantic
Diplomatic
The monarchs formed political agreements or alliances by marrying their children to the kings and princes of other European kingdoms
Isolation of France
Despite this, France continued to be their main enemy
To continue isolating France, the monarchs married their children to English princes
In 1493 an agreement was reached with France in which the territories of Roussillon and Cerdanya were returned to Aragón
Union with Portugal
The monarchs married their oldest daughter, Isabella of Aragón, to King Manuel I of Portugal
One of the monarchs' other daughters, María, was then married to the widowed king
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.
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RELIGIOUS
One of the Catholic Monarchs main polirical objetives was to established religious unity in their domains
Their aim was to prevent revolts and international divisions. In order to do this, The Jews and Muslims were expelled
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