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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Juan Bautista de Toledo countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés birthPlace Crown of Castile
Domingo Martínez de Irala placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Joanna the Mad birthPlace Crown of Castile
Joanna the Mad deathPlace Crown of Castile
Joanna the Mad countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Joanna the Mad reignOver Crown of Castile
King of Galicia partOf Crown of Castile
King of Galicia partOf Crown of Castile
this entity surface form: Crown of León and Castile
Lord of Biscay partOf Crown of Castile
Lord of Biscay usedBy Crown of Castile
Lord of Biscay hasTitleHolder Crown of Castile
this entity surface form: Castilian monarchs
Lord of Biscay hasHistoricalConnection Crown of Castile
Philip II of Portugal birthPlace Crown of Castile
Philip II of Portugal deathPlace Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal unionWith Crown of Castile
Hernando de Luque countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Duke of Veragua jurisdictionOrigin Crown of Castile
Columbus family originatesFrom Crown of Castile
Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) concerns Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Litigation over Columbus family privileges
Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) location Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Litigation over Columbus family privileges
Juan de la Cosa countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Juan de la Cosa countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
Lope de Vega placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Infante Felipe of Spain birthPlace Crown of Castile
Nasrid dynasty followedBy Crown of Castile
Boabdil successorState Crown of Castile
García Hurtado de Mendoza birthPlace Crown of Castile
García Hurtado de Mendoza deathPlace Crown of Castile
Treaty of Madrid (1526) locationSigned Crown of Castile
Ferdinand III of Castile deathPlace Crown of Castile
Rodrigo de Triana allegiance Crown of Castile
Pinzón family historicalRegion Crown of Castile
Lope de Aguirre birthPlace Crown of Castile
Pérez de Guzmán politicalInfluence Crown of Castile
Juan Pizarro countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Pizarro brothers countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Ñuflo de Chaves countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Isabel de Borja y Castro region Crown of Castile
Pedro Calderón de la Barca birthPlace Crown of Castile
Pedro Calderón de la Barca deathPlace Crown of Castile