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Oct 19, 1469
Catholic Monarchs
At the beginning of the Early Modern various kingdom on the iberian peninsula such as Aragón , castilla and Navarra in 1469 Fernando of Aragón and Isabel of castilla -
Period: Oct 19, 1469 to Nov 10, 1479
How did Fernando and Isabel become monarchs?
Isabel's brother Enrique was King of Castilla. He named Isabel as his hair. Wen Enrique died in 1474, Isabel declared that she was queen. But Enrique's daughters Juana also wanted to be queen. There was a war between their supporters. Isabel won the war in 1479. In the same year her husband Fernando became king of Aragón. -
Dec 1, 1478
What was the spanish inquisition?
Fernando and Isabel were intolerant towards other religions. They wanted religious unity in their Kingdom. They estabilished the inquisition in 1478. In 1492 Fernando and Isabel expeled Jewish. -
Oct 19, 1492
What did the Catolic Monarcs do?
They conquered Granada from the Muslims -
Period: Dec 1, 1492 to
What happens in the age of discovery?
During the early modern age, many explorers made voyages to distant places. Thy dicovered and concuered new lands and peoples . For these reason, this period is called the Age of discovery.
These explorers were called the conquistadors
