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BEGINNING OF THE MODERN AGE
Catholic Monarchs
The Birth of a New Monarchy
Beginning of the Modern Age
5 kingdoms
Members of the same family (The house of Trastámara)
Crown of Aragon and Crown of Castilla ruled by them
1469: Fernando II married Isabel I
The development of Modern Spain and the Catholic Monarchy
1496: They were given an award when they conquered the kingdom of Granada and expelled the Jews
1474: Enrique IV, Isabel I brother, died
1479; Fernando II inherite Aragonese throne
The Religious Policy of the Catholic Monarchs
Policy of Religious unification
Papa bull establishing the Holy Office of the Inquisisition
The new monarchy was a Dynastic Monarchy because it was a marriage between two monarchs
It was a composite monarchy
The Monarchs expelled all Jews that didn't want to change their religion
The Jews that covert into Catholic wasn't convincing, so they were socially marginalised
These Jews were called marranos
1492: The mudejares were forced to convert into Catholism
1502: This rule extended allover the kingdoms
Some were converted but were suspicious and were socially marginalised
They were known as moriscos
Some Alliances Through Marriage
The Infanta Isabel and Manuel I of Portugal
The Infanta Juana and the Duke of Burgundy
Catherine of Aragon and Henry VII of England
From the Middle ages to the Modern Age
Society and the Feudal Economy
The three groups of the realm
Very top in the social system
King 🤴
Nobles
Don't work
Lords of feudal manors
Collect taxes
Administered justice
Don't pay taxes
Clergy
Look after people's souls
Collected tithes for own benefits
Administer justice
Don't pay taxes
Bishops had feudal manors and could be feudal lords
Common people
Mostly peasants
Craftsmen, traders, doctors, jurists
If the live in feudal manors they judged by lords
Were judged by the king, if they lived in the realengo
They paid taxes
Basic traits of a new era
Economic changes
Craft trade and financial activities experiences a huge boom
Agriculture and livestock farming main economic activities
Exploration and discovery increased, the use of money was intensified
Cultural changes
New artistic styles
New cultural movements (Humanism)
Printing press invention
Discovered unknown territories
Religious changes
Persecution of Jews and Muslims
Wars between Christians because of emergences wich separated the Papal authority from Rome.
Social changes
Third estate more diverse and complex because of urban growth
Bourgeoisie acquired influence and wealth
Salaried work increase
Demographic recovery after drop in population 14th century
Political changes
Privileges and institutions didn't disappear but monarchied gained power
Royal courts more powerful
More people involved in Government.
Authoritarian Monarchies and Society
The most powerful monarchies
The treasury and the army
Monarchs always in wars
Army
Monarchs created permanent royal armies
Increase the stability of the kingdom
Treasury
Royal treasuries were responsible of collecting money to mantain administrative and military systems
They got money by creating taxes and asking for loans
The Royal Courts and the administration of kingdoms
Origin of the modern state
In royal courts
Ambassadors
Ministers
Officials
Educated members of the lower nobility and the middle class worked in royal councils and ministeries
Administrative structure of kingdoms became more complex
Monarchs
Gained power and prestige
Conflicts with the Nobility, the Church and the cities
Try to control by giving jobs in the royal court or reach an agreement
Consolidated power by controlling or combining the interests of both parties
If royal treasuries gained power
Monarchs need less money
Take part in important church figures
Increased control over the election of municipal government
The limitations of Authoritarian Monarchies
Monarchs had a lot of power, were unable to impose their will
Composite monarchy
Were made up of several equal political units
Each one had their own government institutions
Monarchs continued to need the nobility, the church, the urban middle class and the regional courts to mantain their power and stability of kingdoms and contain resources
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