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THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS part 2 - Coggle Diagram
THE REIGN OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS part 2
RELIGIOUS POLICY
establish religious unity in their domains
prevent revolts and internal divisions
the Jews and Muslims were expelled
The Jews were persecuted
by the Christian population
end of the Middle Ages
15th century
anti-Semitism increased
The Christians believed that
Jews offended God
1492
monarchs forced them to convert
others, didn't
Sephardic Jews
some, obeyed
conversos
The Mudéjar
Muslims who lived in Christian territories
1502
expelled from Castilla
1526
expelled from Aragón
Those who converted
Moriscos
the majority were farmers
their departure had a negative impact on agriculture
FOREIGN POLICY
The Catholic Monarchs' main objectives
isolation of France
consolidation of the Crown of Aragón
unification of the Iberian Peninsula
expansion across the Atlantic
Diplomatic
alliances
marry their children to the kings/princes of other European kingdoms
Union with Portugal
Isabella of Aragón
when Miguel (their son) was born
Isabelle and the son died in the proccess
King Manuel I of Portugal
Married Isabellas sister, María
Isolation of France
1493
Roussillon and Cerdanya
returned to Aragón
France continued to be their main enemy
monarchs married their children to English princes
France's enemy
Military
series of military conquests
On the Iberian Peninsula
1492
Boabdil
surrendered the last Muslim state on the Peninsula
ruler of the kingdom of Granada
1512
Ferdinand the Catholic
conquered Navarra
became part of the Crown of Castilla
Outside the Iberian Peninsula
Northern Africa
Between 1497 and 1510
Melilla, Oran and Bugia
Ceuta was conquered by the kingdom of Portugal
Italy
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
defeated the French
1503
Naples, Sicily and Sardinia
The Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
1478-1496
serve as a stop off point
for Christopher Columbus
to the Americas in 1492.
