Catholic Kings Flashcards
when was the expulsion of jews?
31 march 1492
how many jews left Spain?
70,000 left Castile and 10,000 left Aragon
why was the expulsion of jews a purely religious policy?
- caused large social disruption
- minority who were overtaxed - losing a source of income
who offered payment for jews to stay?
- chief rabbi of Castile offered money for Jews to stay
- refused by F+I
why did Ferdinand allow expulsion of jews?
only 10,000 jews in Spain - wouldn’t cause much harm
does the expulsion of jews show F+I to be catholic monarchs?
shows Isabella to be but not Ferdinand
what happened to the monarchy in relation to the church under Isabella?
became far more erastian and used this to strengthen Catholicism
what was the 1475 Segovia agreement?
ensured any bishops of archbishops had to have university education
what was the impact of the 1475 Segovia agreement?
- ensured less nobles became bishops
- strengthened catholicism
who was appointed as ABT in 1495?
- cisneros
- deeply religious man
- was living as a hermit in a cave and took 6 month to persuade him to do the job
how did F+I use their erastian to take advantage of the church ?
taxed church heavily
what year was Cruzada granted?
1484 - continued to collect it after Granda war
what were the profits of the cruzada used for?
- non religious policy
- after 1494, Cruzada used to pay for against French in Naples
when did the Granada war begin? what were F+I attempting to do
- attempting to complete reconquista
what was another motivation for the Granada war? (not reconquista)
- fear of ottoman invasion
- worried Granada could be used as a stronghold and launchpad for invasion
