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The regins of the catholic monarchs I - Coggle Diagram
The regins of the catholic monarchs I
An aothoritarian monarchy was stablished in Spain
The dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón
Isabella I of Castilla
half-sister of Henry IV of Castilla
1474
death of the King of Castilla
civil war between the followers
Joanna la Beltraneja
the daughter
support of Portugal
Isabella
support of Aragón
she won in 1479
Ferdinand II of Aragón
Became King in 1479
Isabela I and Ferdinand II married in 1469
They didn't create a unitary state
Each kingdom retained its own
institutions
laws
language
internal boundaries.
It was called the Hispanic Monarchy
Domestic reforms to centralise power
They:
institutions were reformed
number of royal officials increased
new institutions were established
4 obejctives:
reduce power of nobility
permanet army of mercenars stronger that nobilities army
The Pope gave them permission to stablish Military Orders
Important Councils
The one in Aragón
The one in Navarra
Council of Castilla (or Royal Council)
Trained officials replace the nobles in councils
The Council of the Supreme Inquisition dealt with moral and faith issues
The Castilian military orders managed by: Council of Military Orders.
More power to control and administration of taxes
In Castilla
The judicial system of Castilla: audiencias whose judges favor the kings.
A militia, the Santa Hermandad, was created to fight crime in rural Castilla.
reduce the autonomy of the kingdoms
reduce the power of General Courts
the viceroy
represented the monarchs in their kingdoms in their absence.
Inquisition was stablished in 1478
to persecute false conversions
was controlled by the Crown
restrict autonomy of urban oligarchies
Castilla
monarchs decide the mayors
Aragón
local mayors selected by lottery
improve international relations
diplomatic corps
represented the monarchs in other kingdoms
Castilla became authoritarian monarchy
In Aragón the king king made decisions consulting regional institutions.
