9. the catholic monarchs and the spanish empire

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IES FRAY PEDRO DE URBINA. GEO. AND HISTORY DEPARTMENT

THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS AND THE SPANISH EMPIRE

1. THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS (1479-1516)

Under the reign of I!"e##! I of C!ti#e !nd Ferdin!nd II of Ar!gon$ %no&n

! the C!tho#i' Mon!r'h$ the S(!nih %ingdo) &ere in'or(or!ted into the

)odern !ge.

*.*. DYNASTIC UNION.

The )!rri!ge of Ferdin!nd !nd I!"e##! in *+,- &! the firt te( in the

nion of the /ingdo) of C!ti#e !nd the territorie of the Cro&n of Ar!gon.

The nion "e'!)e effe'ti0e in *+1-$ &hen Ferdin!nd !'ended the throne

of the /ingdo) of Ar!gon. I!"e##! of C!ti#e !''eded to in *+1+ !fter the

de!th of hi "rother Henr2 I3.

It &! on#2 ! d2n!ti' nion$ ie$ (eron!#$ "oth 'ro&n h!d in 'o))on 4t

the figre of the Mon!r'h$ e!'h %ingdo) h!d intittion$ #!&$ 'to)

!nd different 'rren'ie.

1.2. TERRITORIAL UNION.

The RRCC &i## h!0e ! )!in o"4e'ti0e to nite !## the %ingdo) of the

(enin#! nder their 'ro&n.

N!5!ri /ingdo) of Gr!n!d!6 the #!t M#i) trongho#d &i## 4oin

C!ti#e !fter ! &!r of ten 2e!r 7*+89:*+-9;$ ending the (ro'e of

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1.5. RELIGIOUS UNITY

The RRCC oght re#igio nifor)it2 of their %ingdo)@ ! ! re#t$

)e!re !g!int e& !nd M#i) &ere t!%en$ 're!ting in *+18 the Cort

of the In


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3. THE 17"# CENTURY AND THE CRISIS OF THE EMPIRE

The H!""rg '!##ed Minor reigned in S(!in !#ong the e0enteenth 'entr26

Phi#i( III 7*=-8:*,9*;$ Phi#i( I3 7*,9*:*,,=; !nd Ch!r#e II 7*,,=:*1;.

Thee )on!r'h h!d ! &e!%er (eron!#it2 th!n their (rede'eor !nd &ith

the) there &! ! (rogrei0e (o#iti'!#$ de)ogr!(hi' !nd e'ono)i' de'#ine

of the S(!nih E)(ire.

3.1. REIGN OF PHILIP III (159!-1621)

/ing &e!%$ nintereted in go0ern)ent$ #eft thee to hi f!0orite the D%e

of Ler)!. Dring hi reign the Moor &ere e>(e##ed 7*,-;$ &ith 0er2

di!tro de)ogr!(hi' !nd e'ono)i' effe't. A#o in thi reign o)e

tre!tie of (e!'e &ere igned &ith Eng#!nd 7*,+; !nd the Dt'h

Protet!nt$ the o:'!##ed T&e#0e Ye!r Tr'e 7*,-:*,9*;.

3.2. REIGN OF PHILIP I (1621-1665)

Phi#i( I3 #eft the go0ern)ent in the h!nd of hi f!0orite the Cont D%e

of O#i0!re. O#i0!re re!#i5ed the de(#etion of C!ti#e$ in'e the territor2

"ore !## the effort of )!int!ining the E)(ire$ o he de'ided th!t other

territorie &i## 'ontri"te )ore to the E)(ire. To do thi$ he tried to

re'rit )en !nd r!ie t!>e in other !re!$ '!rr2ing ot the 're!tion of the

Union of Ar)$ &hi'h #ed in *,+ ! erie of riot in And!#i!$ C!t!#oni!

!nd Portg!#.

Otide$ the reign of Phi#i( I3 'oin'ided &ith the ot"re!% of the Thirt2

Ye!r !r 7*,*8:*,+8;$ &hi'h &! "oth ! re#igio 'onf#i't !nd ! trgg#e

for Ero(e!n hege)on2 "et&een Fr!n'e !nd S(!in.

The &!r ended in *,+8 &ith the igning of the Pe!'e of et(h!#i!$ &here

the Hi(!ni' Mon!r'h2 re'ogni5ed the inde(enden'e of the northern Lo&

Contrie 7Nether#!nd;.

After thi &!r$ the 'onfront!tion &ith Fr!n'e 'ontined nti# *,=-$ 2e!r in

&hi'h the Pe!'e of the P2renee &! igned$ h!0ing to de#i0er to Fr!n'e


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Roi##on !nd Cerd!n2!$ re!ffir)ing Fr!n'e ! the hege)oni' (o&er in the

*1th'entr2. In thi (e!'e &! !greed !#o the &edding of the Inf!nt!

M!ri! Tere! &ith the Fren'h /ing Loi I3.

3.3. REIGN OF CHARLES II (1665-17$$)

Hi reign &! the ti)e &hen the Hi(!ni' Mon!r'h2 re!'hed ro'% "otto).

/ing in'!(!'it2$ 'orr(tion of f!0orite !nd the e'ono)i' 'rii 'o)"ined

to 'ertif2 the in%ing of the S(!nih E)(ire.

Ch!r#e II die &ithot de'end!nt$ '!ing ! ''eion di(te "et&een

the Fren'h '!ndid!te 7Phi#i( of An4o; !nd Atri!n one 7Ch!r#e of

H!""rg;.

The !r of S''eion &i## "e &on "2 the Fren'h '!ndid!te$ (tting !n end

to the d2n!t2 of H!""rg in S(!in !nd re!'hing ! ne& d2n!t2$ The

Bor"on$ &hi'h 'o)e to the (reent d!2.

4. THE ECONOMY% CONSE&UENCES OF THE CON&UEST OF

AMERICA

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