Catholic Monarchs

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The Catholic Monarchs were the joint rulers of Castile and Aragon, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, whose dynastic union laid the foundations of a unified Spain and its emergence as a major European and global power.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political alliance
monarchs of Spain
royal couple
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Granada
Navarre
awardReceived title "Catholic" from Pope Alexander VI
capital Seville
Toledo
Valladolid
continent Europe
country Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
date 1492
endCause death of Ferdinand II of Aragon
endTime 1516
followedBy reign of Charles I of Spain
reign of Joanna of Castile
follows reign of Henry IV of Castile
reign of John II of Aragon
hasPart personal union of crowns
influenced European balance of power in the late 15th century
formation of the Spanish Empire
language Aragonese
Castilian
Spanish
member Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
notableWork centralization of royal authority in Spain
foundation of Spanish overseas empire
promotion of Catholic religious uniformity
reforms of royal administration
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Alhambra Decree
Treaty of Tordesillas
War of Granada
War of the Castilian Succession
completion of the Reconquista
conquest of Granada
dynastic union of Castile and Aragon
establishment of the Spanish Inquisition
expulsion of Jews from Spain
sponsorship of Christopher Columbus
voyage of 1492
startTime 1474
title Reyes Católicos


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