Crown of Castile

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The Crown of Castile was a powerful late medieval and early modern Iberian kingdom whose maritime expansion and sponsorship of voyages, including those of Christopher Columbus, made it a central driver of Spanish overseas exploration and empire-building.

Observed surface forms (5)


Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent kingdom of Spain
historical kingdom
monarchy
administrativeCenterForEmpire Council of the Indies
capital Madrid
Toledo
Valladolid
continent Europe
country Spain
currency maravedí
real
economicActivity transatlantic trade with the Americas
wool trade
endTime 1715
formedPersonalUnionUnder Catholic Monarchs
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
language Castilian
Spanish
legalSystem Siete Partidas
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
monarch Alfonso X of Castile
Charles I of Spain
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Henry IV of Castile
Isabella I of Castile
John II of Castile
Philip II of Spain
nobleEstate Castilian nobility
parliament Cortes of Castile
partOf Kingdom of Spain
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
predecessor Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Kingdom of Córdoba

Kingdom of Galicia
Kingdom of Granada
Kingdom of Jaén
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Murcia
Kingdom of Seville
Kingdom of Toledo
Lordship of Biscay
reasonForEnd Nueva Planta decrees and administrative unification of Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInHistory core territory of the Spanish Empire
principal driver of Spanish overseas expansion
significantEvent War of the Castilian Succession
surface form: Castilian Civil War

Treaty of Tordesillas
War of the Castilian Succession
completion of the Reconquista with conquest of Granada
sponsorship of Christopher Columbus's first voyage
union of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of León
sponsored Christopher Columbus
sponsoredVoyage first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492
startTime 1230
successor Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Empire
territoryIncluded Andalusia
Canary Islands
Castile
Extremadura
Galicia
León
Murcia
unionWith Crown of Aragon

Referenced by (193)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Juan Sebastián Elcano allegiance Crown of Castile
Siete Partidas appliedIn Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus
Trastámaran associatedWith Crown of Castile
Bernal Díaz del Castillo birthCountry Crown of Castile
Alfonso V of Aragon birthPlace Crown of Castile
Anna of Austria birthPlace Crown of Castile
Queen Anne of Austria birthPlace Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Anne of Austria
Catherine of Aragon birthPlace Crown of Castile
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar birthPlace Crown of Castile
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias birthPlace Crown of Castile
Ferdinand Columbus birthPlace Crown of Castile
Alba, Duke of Alba birthPlace Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros birthPlace Crown of Castile
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada birthPlace Crown of Castile
Isabella Clara Eugenia birthPlace Crown of Castile
Joanna of Castile birthPlace Crown of Castile
Joseph Karo birthPlace Crown of Castile
Juan de Garay birthPlace Crown of Castile
Louis I of Spain birthPlace Crown of Castile
Miguel López de Legazpi birthPlace Crown of Castile
Pedro de Mendoza birthPlace Crown of Castile
Philip II of Spain birthPlace Crown of Castile
Philip IV of Spain birthPlace Crown of Castile
Pánfilo de Narváez birthPlace Crown of Castile
Yosef Karo birthPlace Crown of Castile
Bernal Díaz del Castillo citizenship Crown of Castile
Spanish America colonialPower Crown of Castile
Spanish East Indies colonialPower Crown of Castile
Guanche people conqueredBy Crown of Castile
Adelantado of Florida country Crown of Castile
Catholic Monarchs country Crown of Castile
Cortes of Castile country Crown of Castile
King of Castile country Crown of Castile
Magellan–Elcano expedition country Crown of Castile
Medellín, Crown of Castile country Crown of Castile
Royal Council of Castile country Crown of Castile
Spanish Expulsion of 1492 country Crown of Castile
Isabella I of Castile countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
José de Anchieta countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
Maria of Austria countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
Anna of Austria countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Blasco Núñez Vela countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile