catholic monarch

Concordia de los toros de guisado

1468

Are historiographic names for a meeting that took place on September 18 or 19, 1468, it was agreed that the successor of Henry IV would be Elizabeth and not his daughter Juana.

catholic monarch alliance

Oct 19, 1469

were Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage and joint rule marked the de facto unification of Spain. They were both from the House of Trastámara

Enrique IV dies

1474

nicknamed the Impotent, was the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Castile and León

segovia agreement

1475

It was a treaty signed by Isabel and her husband Fernando. In this treaty, the role that Fernando would assume in the administration and kingdom of Castile was established.

war of the Castlian succession beggins

1475

The war of Castilian succession was a war that took place from 1474 to 1479 for the succession of the Crown of Castile between the supporters of Juana de Trastámara

battle of Toro

1476

The battle secured the crown in the hands of Isabel "la Católica". In the battle the troops of the Catholic Monarchs faced the Portuguese of King Alfonso V.

Spanish inquisition established

1478

was an institution founded in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms

treaty of Alcáçovas

1479

He declared peace between the kingdom of Portugal and the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon and put an end to hostilities after the War of the Castilian Succession

War of Granada start

1482

It occurred during the confrontation between Christian and Muslim rulers in the territory of the Iberian Peninsula. The city fell on January 2, 1492 after being besieged for several months

Expulsion of Jews

1492

consequences: the number of converts increased and a social division between old Christians and new Christians was consolidated

Conquest of Granada

Jan 1, 1492

King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castille conquered the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada

Discovery of America

Dec 10, 1492

Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492. Americans get a day off work on October 10 to celebrate Columbus Day

treaty of Tordesillias

1494

establishes the distribution of the maritime and terrestrial zones that were discovered from a line

conquest of canary islands

1496

The conquest of the Canary Islands was the process by which this archipelago, inhabited by aboriginal peoples, was incorporated by military occupation into the Crown of Castile

Forced conversion of muslims

1501

Islamic law prohibits forced conversion, following the Quranic principle that there is "no compulsion in religion

Death of Isabel I

1504

Isabella I of Castile was queen of Castile from 1474 to 1504

Laws of Toro

1505

extended the right to entail family estates on the eldest child, further safeguarded the stability of noble property

Expansion of Castilian in Nothern Africa

1505

unification of the Christian kingdoms under the banners of the kings Isabel I of Castile and Fernando II of Aragon, this unification made possible the expulsion of the Arabs from the Spanish cities

Felipe I died and Fernando II regent

1506

called "the Handsome", he was titular Duke of Burgundy

Conquest of Navarra

1515

was the process of annexation of the Kingdom of Navarra by the Kingdom of Castile

Fernando II death

1516

Fernando II of Aragón

Carlos I becomes king

1516