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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Regent of Castile country Crown of Castile
Regent of Castile appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Castile
Diego, Prince of Asturias heirApparentOf Crown of Castile
Luis de Góngora birthPlace Crown of Castile
Luis de Góngora deathPlace Crown of Castile
Francisco de Quevedo birthPlace Crown of Castile
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón employer Crown of Castile
Castilian House of Ivrea ruled Crown of Castile
de Benalcázar countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Sebastián de Benalcázar
Benalcázar, Córdoba, Crown of Castile partOf Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Benalcázar, Córdoba
this entity surface form: former Crown of Castile
Benalcázar, Córdoba, Crown of Castile historicalRegion Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Benalcázar, Córdoba
Benalcázar, Córdoba, Crown of Castile countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Sebastián de Benalcázar
Benalcázar, Córdoba, Crown of Castile historicalAffiliation Crown of Castile
subject surface form: Benalcázar, Córdoba
Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Martín Alonso Pinzón birthPlace Crown of Castile
Beatriz Enríquez de Arana placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Beatriz Enríquez de Arana placeOfDeath Crown of Castile
Juan Rejón nationality Crown of Castile
Juan Rejón countryOfService Crown of Castile
Primera Partida regionOfInfluence Crown of Castile
Tercera Partida appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Castile
The Seven Part Code appliedIn Crown of Castile
Battle of Toro belligerent Crown of Castile
Queen of Castile partOf Crown of Castile
John II countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
subject surface form: John II of Castile
Quinta Partida appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Castile
Álvaro de Luna countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Álvaro de Luna placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Álvaro de Luna placeOfDeath Crown of Castile
Álvaro de Luna employer Crown of Castile
Séptima Partida appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Castile
this entity surface form: medieval Crown of Castile
Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando country Crown of Castile
Abu al-Hasan Ali territoryLostTo Crown of Castile
medieval Spain hasKingdom Crown of Castile
Sancho d'Avila countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Beatriz Pimentel countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile