New Monarchy Flashcards
what are the 5 factors for this essay?
dual monarchy, religious policy, letrados, councils, Santa hermandad
was dual monarchy new?
yes
how was the relationship between Aragon and Castile different?
- first time leadership of Castile and aragon were closely linked together
- not fighting against each other - working together
where was the main area the two crowns worked closely togehter?
foreign policy - Granada and Naples
how did Aragon and Castile work together in Granada?
- Castilian and aragonese fought side by side with one common goal
- 1482-92
how did Aragon and Castile work together in Naples?
- Castilian nobles fighting in Italy for Aragonese claim
- Ferdinand = trastamara calm
- leader = el gran capitan, Gonzalo de cordoba
was their full political unity?
no. remained ultimately different states e.g. no united Spanish army
what did Charles V inherit in 1516?
5 separate kingdoms
what religious policy did Isabella end?
Convivencia
what was convivencia?
peaceful coexistence
what were the aims of Granada campaign?
- completing reconquista
- defeating moorish emirate
- rid of muslim/ottoman threat
when were jews expelled?
31 march 1492 - consistent across both realms
how many jews left Spain?
70,000 left Castile and 10,000 left Aragon
in religious terms, what was spain like by 1516?
strongest catholic power in Europe
what aspect of letrados was new?
more than ever and had more rights
who did letrados replace in councils?
nobles
what happened to councils in 1493?
noble voting rights in council of Castile removed - could still attend
who were letrados?
- low born men who had studied law for at leat 10yrs
- fully loyal to crown as owed their jobs to Isabella
- not involved in family feuding, improving decision making of councils
were letrados new?
NO. had been used before. Henry IV had used them
were letrados new monarchy?
not new, but used more than ever before
what new councils did Isabella create?
- council of IQ in 1483
- council of military orders in 1489
- council of aragon in 1494
why were new councils created?
to deal with new problems
when was IQ created?
1479
by what year did Ferdinand take control of all 3 castilian military orders?
1500
was the conciliar system new?
no. Isabella inherited it
was the Santa Hermandad new?
No. dated back to 12th C
when was the Santa Hermandad revived?
1476 cortes of madrigal
what was new about the hermandad?
its scale
who had to have a hermandad?
every settlement with more than 50 people had to raise and pay for hermandad
what was the junta de hermandad?
annual meeting of hermandads
how long did the hermandad last?
over 20yrs - eventually disbanded 1498
did F+I create new monarchy?
- new monarchy too strong
- were some new elements
- mainly used same methods but took them further
what was peripatetic monarchy?
F+I travelling around Spain a lot
how did peripatetic monarchy increase royal power?
built trust post 1474-79 succession crisis
which towns had more than 10 visits?
seville, burgos and Toledo
what happened with count of lemos?
- 1485-86 - shut down revolt of Count of Lemos in Galicia
- personally went to suppress it
