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.

Catalina Cortés countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Charles I of Spain countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Diego Columbus countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Diego de Almagro countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Diego de Montemayor countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Ferdinand Columbus countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Fernando de Valdés countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Alba, Duke of Alba countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Iron Duke countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Francisco Pizarro countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Henry IV of Castile countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Hernando de Soto countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Hernán Cortés countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Ignatius of Loyola countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Joanna of Castile countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
John II of Castile countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Juan Bohón countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Juan Ponce de León countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Juan de Garay countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Juana de Zúñiga countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Nicolás de Ovando
Pedro de Alvarado countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Pedro de Mendoza countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Pedro de Valdivia countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Philip II of Spain countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Pánfilo de Narváez countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Isabella I of Castile countryOfDeath Crown of Castile
Isabella of Portugal countryOfDeath Crown of Castile
House of Trastámara countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile
Santa María countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile
Santiago countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Santiago (Magellan expedition ship)
Victoria countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Victoria (ship)
Christopher Columbus countryOfService Crown of Castile
Alfonso X of Castile deathPlace Crown of Castile
Amerigo Vespucci deathPlace Crown of Castile
Charles I of Spain deathPlace Crown of Castile
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor deathPlace Crown of Castile
Christopher Columbus deathPlace Crown of Castile
Elisabeth of Valois deathPlace Crown of Castile
Ferdinand Columbus deathPlace Crown of Castile
Francisco de Vitoria deathPlace Crown of Castile