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.

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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

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House of Alburquerque region Crown of Castile
House of Alburquerque associatedMonarch Crown of Castile
Nao Victoria countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile
Infanta Barbara of Portugal placeOfDeath Crown of Castile
Núñez Vela countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Blasco Núñez Vela
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda birthPlace Crown of Castile
El Gran Capitán birthPlace Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
El Gran Capitán deathPlace Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
El Gran Capitán countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Duke of Andría countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Count of Cabra (by family) region Crown of Castile
House of Aguilar historicalRegion Crown of Castile
House of Aguilar country Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Castilian army partOf Crown of Castile
Castilian army country Crown of Castile
Castilian army religionContext Crown of Castile
this entity surface form: Catholic monarchy of Castile
siege of Naples (1495–1496) belligerent Crown of Castile
Duke of Terranova country Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Tristán countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Tristán de Luna y Arellano
Carlos de Austria birthPlace Crown of Castile
Carlos de Austria deathPlace Crown of Castile
Carlos de Austria citizenship Crown of Castile
Battle of Rio Salado location Crown of Castile
Battle of Rio Salado belligerent Crown of Castile
Battle of Rio Salado countryAtTime Crown of Castile
Ponce de León expedition of 1513 sponsor Crown of Castile
Ponce de León expedition of 1513 flag Crown of Castile
Pedrarias countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Castilla del Oro country Crown of Castile
Castilla del Oro colonialPower Crown of Castile
Pedro Ariías de Ávila countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Pedro Arias Dávila
Pedro Ariías de Ávila birthPlace Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Pedro Arias Dávila
Rodrigo de Bastidas countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Pedrarias Dávila countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Vasco de Quiroga countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Isabella countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
Arias Dávila countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Juan Arias Dávila
Pedro Navarro countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Henry of Trastámara countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Eleanor de Guzmán countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Luis de Mendoza countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile