POLITICAL SITUATIONS OF IBERIAN PENINSULA (11th to 15th century)

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  • 1031

    AL-ANDALUS

    AL-ANDALUS
    The most important taifas in 1031 were Sevilla, Toledo, Badajoz and Zaragoza.
  • Period: 1031 to 1085

    POLITICAL SITUATIONS FROM 1031 to 1085

  • Period: 1031 to 1412

    11th to 15th century

  • 1035

    HISPANIC CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS

    The division of the lands of Sancho III el Mayor after his death in 1035.
    Aragón
    inherit by Ramiro I,son of Sancho III el Mayor. He added the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza.
  • 1072

    In Castilla and León

    large migrating flocks of Merino sheep were at the centre of intense economic activity. They gave a very high quality wool.Wool from these sheep was traded at fairs. Cantabrian and Basque sailors then exported this wool from Castilla to Flanders, where a flourishing textile industry had developed.
  • Period: 1072 to 1230

    CASTILLA

  • 1076

    NAVARRA

    It was ruled by the kings of Aragón between 1076 and 1134.
  • 1085

    AL-ANDALUS

    After the Christian conquest of the Kingdom of Toledo (1085), the taifa kings were forced to seek help from the Almoravids, Muslims that had established an empire in North Africa.
  • Period: 1085 to 1212

    THE POLITICAL SITUATIONS FROM 1085 to 1212

  • 1088

    CASTILLA

    Fernando I during his reign,he was married to a Princess of León, the Kingdom of Castilla was linked to the Kingdom of León.
  • 1137

    ARAGÓN PART 1

    This kingdom strong growth with kings like Alfonso I.

    In 1118, Alfonso I of Aragón and Navarra conquered Zaragoza.
    In 1137, the marriage of Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Petronila, the young Queen of Aragón, led to the union between the Catalan counties and Aragón.
  • 1157

    Castilla

    One of the bloodiest civil wars was that between king Pedro I of Castilla and his step-brother Enrique of Trastámara, who aspired to the throne. Enrique II was victorious and acceded to the throne of the Trastámara dynasty.
  • Period: 1164 to

    CROWN OF ARAGÓN

    In the Crown of Aragón maritime trade was encouraged.
  • 1188

    In crown of Aragón

    export products from the Iberian Peninsula and import others from the East, such as spices and silk, which were then resold within the rest of Europe.
  • 1200

    ECONOMY 13th CENTURY

    ECONOMY 13th CENTURY
    In the 13th century, the economy of the Christian kingdoms developed significantly.
  • 1212

    ARAGÓN PART 2

    He and his son Alfonso II continued the expansion of the Crown of Aragón towards the south.
    During the second half of the 12th century, the Christian kingdoms faced the Almohad invasion.
    This empire hindered the expansion of the Christian kingdoms, mainly in the areas between the Tajo and the Sierra Morena, until the Christians victory in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212).
  • Period: 1212 to 1250

    THE POLITICAL SITUATION FROM 1212 to 1250

    The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) was a major victory for the Christian kingdoms and made the occupation of the Guadalaquivir valley possible. In this battle, the kings of Castilla (Alfonso VIII), Navarra (Sancho el Fuerte) and Aragón (Pedro II) fought together.
  • Period: 1217 to 1230

    CASTILLA AND LEÓN

  • 1235

    ARAGÓN

    ARAGÓN
    Aragón lost nearly all its land in the Midi after the defeat by the French in the battle of Muret (1213), in which Pedro II died. His successor, Jaime I of Aragón, conquered the Islas Baleares (1235) and Valencia (1245), which were added to the Crown of Aragón as kingdoms.
  • 1250

    ANDALUSIAN KINGDOM

    In 1250, there was only one Andalusian kingdom, the Kingdom of Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty.
  • Period: 1400 to 1500

    THE IBERIAN PENINSULA (14th and 15 century)

  • Period: 1410 to 1412

    ARAGÓN

  • 1411

    Aragón

    In the Crown of Aragón, King Martín I died without an heir in 1410. Therefore, in 1412, representatives of institutions from every state in the Crown were convened to choose a new king. The resolution reached at this meeting, the Compromise of Caspe, meant that the House of Trastámara was put in place to rule Aragón.
  • 1500

    IBERIAN PENINSULA

    The 14th and 15th centuries were marked by conflicts between Christian kingdoms and civil wars caused by rivalry between the nobility and the monarchy. On one hand, nobles sought to protect and increase their privileges. On the other hand, kings, usually with the support of the towns, wanted to restrict the power of the nobility,