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The spanish empire - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Columbus persisted to seek their support and they agreed to sponser in 1492
      - The agreement granted columbus titles, a percentage of the profits and governance over any new land he discovered
      - He needed funding from the catholic monarchs but they intially declined
      - Marked the beginning of widespread colonisation in the americas and the vast overseas spanish empire
- - - - Supremacy in the catholic church was enforced (widespread adoption of catholicism)
      - Peace between Castile and Aragon
      - Success of the Reconquista (a 700-year series of wars) that ended with the triumphant fall of Granada in 1492
      - Overall foundation of the empire was established (economical, political etc)