Fernandez-Armesto Historiography Flashcards
The feeling of people in Aragon about Ferdinand, he was perceived as the man who could defeat Islam. Page 13.
“Millennial fever” as the next century grew closer.
On the conquest of Granada.
Believes that the oath of loyalty Boabdil had sworn in 1483 was the real deceiving factor, giving strength to the catholic monarchs and ultimately allowing Ferdinand to seize Granada.
On Boabdil’s oath
Suggests that he had been fooled into an alliance that would lead to ‘the division and perdition of the kingdom of Granada’
On F&I’s main aim regarding the conquest of Granada.
It was to encourage Muslims who would not convert to emigrate.
On the Hermandad
Comments that ‘The Hermandad excellently illustrates how the emergency conditions in which Ferdinand and and Isabella seized the crown promoted the creation of strong institutions of government and so in the long run increased royal power.’
