Catholic Monarchs

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The Catholic Monarchs were the joint rulers of Castile and Aragon, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, whose dynastic union laid the foundations of a unified Spain and its emergence as a major European and global power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political alliance
monarchs of Spain
royal couple
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of Granada
Navarre
awardReceived title "Catholic" from Pope Alexander VI
linked to: Catholic Majesty
capital Seville
linked to: Seville, Spain

Toledo
Valladolid
continent Europe
country Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
date 1492
endCause death of Ferdinand II of Aragon
endTime 1516
followedBy reign of Charles I of Spain
reign of Joanna of Castile
follows reign of Henry IV of Castile
reign of John II of Aragon
hasPart personal union of crowns
influenced European balance of power in the late 15th century
formation of the Spanish Empire
language Aragonese
Castilian
Spanish
member Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
notableWork centralization of royal authority in Spain
foundation of Spanish overseas empire
promotion of Catholic religious uniformity
reforms of royal administration
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Alhambra Decree
Treaty of Tordesillas
War of Granada
linked to: Granada War

War of the Castilian Succession
completion of the Reconquista
conquest of Granada
linked to: Granada War

dynastic union of Castile and Aragon
establishment of the Spanish Inquisition
linked to: Spanish Inquisition

expulsion of Jews from Spain
sponsorship of Christopher Columbus
voyage of 1492
startTime 1474
title Reyes Católicos
linked to: Catholic Monarchs

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Spanish Expulsion of 1492 issuerTitle Catholic Monarchs
Treaty of Tordesillas signatory Catholic Monarchs
Spanish Army foundedBy Catholic Monarchs
Christopher Columbus patron Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Castile formedPersonalUnionUnder Catholic Monarchs
Spanish Inquisition foundedBy Catholic Monarchs
Isabella I of Castile coRuledEntity Catholic Monarchs
Catholic Monarchs title Reyes Católicos
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Inter caetera addressedTo Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
subject linked to: papal bull Inter caetera
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Granada conqueredBy Catholic Monarchs
Casa de Contratación establishedBy Catholic Monarchs
Council of State subordinateTo Catholic Monarch
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Spanish Renaissance associatedWith Catholic Monarchs
Kingdom of Granada conqueredBy Catholic Monarchs
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas sponsor Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Pinta sponsor Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
King of Castile crownStyle Catholic Monarchs
War of the Castilian Succession relatedTo Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Castile unionConsolidatedUnder Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Aragon unionConsolidatedUnder Catholic Monarchs
Catholic Majesty correspondsToTitleInSpanish Su Majestad Católica
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Catholic Majesty relatedConcept Catholic Monarchs
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros employer Catholic Monarchs
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes patron Catholic Monarchs
Church of San Pablo associatedWith Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Granada War ledBy Catholic Monarchs
Inter caetera grantedRightsTo Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Gharnāṭa fellTo Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Medina del Campo historicallyLinkedTo Catholic Monarchs
Bartholomew Columbus employer Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
John, Prince of Asturias associatedWith Catholic Monarchs
Gibralfaro Castle controlledByAfterReconquista Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Morisco Revolt in Granada relatedTo Catholic Monarchs
Columbus’s letters addressee the Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Columbus’s letters associatedWith Catholic Monarchs
Admiral of the Indies grantedBy Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Juan de la Cosa employer Catholic Monarchs
Nasrid dynasty followedBy Catholic Monarchs
Boabdil surrenderedTo Catholic Monarchs
Muley Hacén opponent Catholic Monarchs
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón employer Catholic Monarchs
Martín Alonso Pinzón employer Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Martín Alonso Pinzón patron Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Martín Alonso Pinzón associatedWith Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Battle of Toro relatedTo Catholic Monarchs
Palos de la Frontera associatedWith Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
Court of Valladolid usedBy Catholic Monarchs
Apostolic Majesty usedBy Catholic monarchs
linked to: Catholic Monarchs