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THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
The authoritarian monarchy of the catholic monarchs
The religious policy of the catholic monarchs
First step was to obtain the papa bull
Establishing the Holy Office of the Inquisition in 1478
Spanish Inquisition was established in the Late Middle Ages
By the pope to punish heretics
1492
Catholic Monarchs expelled Jews that didn't convert Christianity
Inquisition was not convinced that the conversos
Had really converted
They implement a policy of religious unification
The Estates
The nobility
Catholic Monarchs confiscated lands from noblemen
They tried to win the support of the nobility
Isabel I therefore, granted the higher of Duke
To the Count of the Infantado and the Count of Medinaceli
Fernando II issued the Sentencia de Guadalupe
An act that abolished harsh feudal taxes for Catalan serfs
They still had to pay compensation to their lords
Supported Juana during the civil war
The Church
In the appointment of important figures in the Church
The king was appointed Master of the Military Orders
With feudal estates in both Aragon and Castilla
Allowed him to control the income of these religious institutions
Created the Council of Military Orders to manage them
The pope gave the Catholic Monarchs the authority
Cities
These representatives of royal power controlled the kingdom's
Towns
Territories
In the Crown of Aragon, imposed his authority in major cities
Barcelona
Zaragoza
Corregidores werre appointed throughout Castilla
The monarchy and the estates of the realm
The main objective was to restore the authority of the monarchy
Their policies brought about transformations in their kingdoms
The Church and the nobility
The beginning of Hispanic dominance
A period of stability began for the Catholic monarchs
This gave way to an active foreign policy
Allowed them to expand their territories
Especially the Castilian territories
Pursue the international interests of the Crown of Aragon
Catholic Monarchs formed alliances
By marrying their children to heirs of other kingdoms
With two main aims
Was to reinforce their ties with countries
Such as Flanders
Was part of the Duke of Burgundy's territory
Castillas Atlantic expansion began the completion Conquest
Of the Canary Islands
And also the discovery of Columbus
Was to mantain peace with Portugal after it had supported Juana
The birth of a new monarchy
At the beginning of the modern Age
Members of the House of Trastamara
Ruled in two of those kingdoms
The Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Castilla
Were five kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula
In 1469, Fernando II of Aragon married Isabel I
Who also died in 1474
Fernando II receive the Aragonese throne in 1479
Isabel I had to defeat Juana
The king's daughter and heir
In a civil war that ended in 1479
Isabel and Juana were supported by Aragon and Portugal
The marriage of Isabel and Fernando laid the foundations
For the development of modern Spain
And also for the Catholic Monarchy
The pope bestowed the title of Catholic monarch
On the couple in 1496
After they had conquered the Kingdom of Granada
And also expelled the Jews
Who was the sister of Enrique IV of Castilla
The new monarchy was a dynastic union
It was the result of a marriage between two monarchs
It was therefore a composite monarchy
Where each crown kept its symbols
Laws
Institutions and border, and the subject on one kingdom
Were considered foreign in the other
The monarchs only shared policies in specific areas
Such as foreign policy and religion
