New Monarchy

Question 1

what are the 5 factors for this essay?

Answer 1

dual monarchy, religious policy, letrados, councils, Santa hermandad

Question 2

was dual monarchy new?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

how was the relationship between Aragon and Castile different?

Answer 3

• first time leadership of Castile and aragon were closely linked together
• not fighting against each other - working together

Question 4

where was the main area the two crowns worked closely togehter?

Answer 4

foreign policy - Granada and Naples

Question 5

how did Aragon and Castile work together in Granada?

Answer 5

• Castilian and aragonese fought side by side with one common goal
• 1482-92

Question 6

how did Aragon and Castile work together in Naples?

Answer 6

• Castilian nobles fighting in Italy for Aragonese claim
• Ferdinand = trastamara calm
• leader = el gran capitan, Gonzalo de cordoba

Question 7

was their full political unity?

Answer 7

no. remained ultimately different states e.g. no united Spanish army

Question 8

what did Charles V inherit in 1516?

Answer 8

5 separate kingdoms

Question 9

what religious policy did Isabella end?

Answer 9

Convivencia

Question 10

what was convivencia?

Answer 10

peaceful coexistence

Question 11

what were the aims of Granada campaign?

Answer 11

• completing reconquista
• defeating moorish emirate
• rid of muslim/ottoman threat

Question 12

when were jews expelled?

Answer 12

31 march 1492 - consistent across both realms

Question 13

how many jews left Spain?

Answer 13

70,000 left Castile and 10,000 left Aragon

Question 14

in religious terms, what was spain like by 1516?

Answer 14

strongest catholic power in Europe

Question 15

what aspect of letrados was new?

Answer 15

more than ever and had more rights

Question 16

who did letrados replace in councils?

Answer 16

nobles

Question 17

what happened to councils in 1493?

Answer 17

noble voting rights in council of Castile removed - could still attend

Question 18

who were letrados?

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

were letrados new?

Answer 19

NO. had been used before. Henry IV had used them

Question 20

were letrados new monarchy?

Answer 20

not new, but used more than ever before

Question 21

what new councils did Isabella create?

Answer 21

• council of IQ in 1483
• council of military orders in 1489
• council of aragon in 1494

Question 22

why were new councils created?

Answer 22

to deal with new problems

Question 23

when was IQ created?

Answer 23

1479

Question 24

by what year did Ferdinand take control of all 3 castilian military orders?

Answer 24

1500

Question 25

was the conciliar system new?

Answer 25

no. Isabella inherited it

Question 26

was the Santa Hermandad new?

Answer 26

No. dated back to 12th C

Question 27

when was the Santa Hermandad revived?

Answer 27

1476 cortes of madrigal

Question 28

what was new about the hermandad?

Answer 28

its scale

Question 29

who had to have a hermandad?

Answer 29

every settlement with more than 50 people had to raise and pay for hermandad

Question 30

what was the junta de hermandad?

Answer 30

annual meeting of hermandads

Question 31

how long did the hermandad last?

Answer 31

over 20yrs - eventually disbanded 1498

Question 32

did F+I create new monarchy?

Answer 32

• new monarchy too strong
• were some new elements
• mainly used same methods but took them further

Question 33

what was peripatetic monarchy?

Answer 33

F+I travelling around Spain a lot

Question 34

how did peripatetic monarchy increase royal power?

Answer 34

built trust post 1474-79 succession crisis

Question 35

which towns had more than 10 visits?

Answer 35

seville, burgos and Toledo

Question 36

what happened with count of lemos?

Answer 36

• 1485-86 - shut down revolt of Count of Lemos in Galicia

- personally went to suppress it