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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political alliance
monarchs of Spain
royal couple
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Aragon
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Granada
Navarre
awardReceived Catholic Majesty
surface form: title "Catholic" from Pope Alexander VI
capital Seville, Spain
surface form: 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 Spanish Expulsion of 1492
surface form: Alhambra Decree

Treaty of Tordesillas
Granada War
surface form: War of Granada

War of the Castilian Succession
completion of the Reconquista
Granada War
surface form: conquest of Granada

dynastic union of Castile and Aragon
Spanish Inquisition
surface form: establishment of the Spanish Inquisition

expulsion of Jews from Spain
sponsorship of Christopher Columbus
voyage of 1492
startTime 1474
title Catholic Monarchs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reyes Católicos

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this entity surface form: Catholic Monarchs of Spain
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this entity surface form: Catholic monarchs
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Juan Guas workedFor Catholic Monarchs
Hostal dos Reis Católicos dedicatedTo Catholic Monarchs
El Gran Capitán employer Catholic Monarchs
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Loja conqueredBy Catholic Monarchs
Castilla del Oro namedBy Catholic Monarchs
royal sacristy museum associatedWith Catholic Monarchs
subject surface form: Royal Sacristy Museum