The Catholic Monarchs

Concord of Guisando´s bulls

1468

They are historiographic names for a meeting, and there was an agreement between the King of Castile named Enrique IV and his stepsister Isabel.

Elizabeth becomes queen of Castile

1469

When her stepbrother named King Henry IV died, Elizabeth proclaimed herself queen of Castile,and was named Elizabeth I of Castile, this change of throno caused a War of Spanish Succession that lasted until 1479. Isabel was crowned in Segovia after making effective the Treaty of The Guisando´s bulls.

Isabel and Fernando get married

1469

Isabel and Fernando were married at the Palacio de los Viero in Valladolid, Isabel was 18 years old and Fernando was 17. It occurred on October 19, 1469. At that time when they get married they weren´t kings, so they weren´t guaranteed the access to their respective thrones.

Daughter Elizabeth was born

1470

She is the daughter of Fernando II de Aragon and Isabel I of Castilla, she was twice princess of Asturias, once Infanta of Castile and finally queen consort of Portugal because she got married with Alfonso of Portugal

The son Juan was born

1478

He is the second son of Isabel I and Fernando II. He was the heir to the crowns of Aragon and Castile, he was also Duke of Montblanch and finally he was Lord of Balaguer

Fernando becames king Fernando II of Aragón

1479

When Juan II (previously king of Aragón) dies, Fernando becomes the new king, naming himself Fernando II of Aragón. With this change, it happens the Dynastic Union of Castilla and Aragón , this occured since Isabel and Fernando were married.

Isabel was proclaimed winner of the war of Castilian succession

1479

This war had a serious impact with Isabel I of Castilla for the simple reason that he was married to Fernando II de Aragón, and being from another kingdom this would end up in trouble. But finally Elizabeth I won and remained queen.

The daughter Juana was born

1479

She was the daughter of Isabel I and Fernando II, she was queen of Castile from 1504, when her mother died until 1555, and she was also queen of Aragon. She was nicknamed Jula La Loca due to a mental illness alleged by her father and her son to be able to separate her on the throne, who finally ended up locked up in Tordesillas for a long time.

Dynasty Union occurs

1479

It is the union of the kingdom of Castile and the kingdom of Aragon, it occurred when Fernando became king of Aragon, because as Isabel Queen of Castile she was married to Fernando King of Aragon, those two kingdoms that were the most powerful of the peninsula in those times so they joined

The daughter María was born

1482

She is the fourth daughter of the Catholic kings, that is to say of Isabel I and Fernando II, she was queen of Portugal being the second wife of Manuel I of Portugal

The daughter Catalina was born

1485

She is the daughter of Elizabeth I and Ferdinand II, she became queen consort of England, after marrying with Henry VIII king of England at that time and she was the mother of Mary I of England and finally ended up being princess of Wales after ending up marrying with Arturo Tudor

They produce the expansion for America and for Granada

1492

This conquest occurred with the Granada War that lasted from 1482 to 1492, this war was started by Isabel I of Castilla and her husband Fernando II de Argón, they occurred within the kingdom of Granada and finally Granada ended up defeated by the Catholic kings.

They conquer the Canary Islands

1496

The conquest of the Canary Islands was the process in which this archipelago was incorporated through the military of the peninsula in the crown of Castilla throughout the 15th century.

Aragon expands through the Mediterranean and conquers Naples

1503

In 1500 Louis XII, King of France, signed the Granada treaty with Fernando II de Argón to occupy both Naples. Fernando succeeded and the King of Naples was dethroned. Later both kingdoms occupied the area but finally Fernando II was victorious and defeated the French

Elizabeth I dies

1504

Isabel I of Castilla, died at the age of 53, today the cause of her death continues to be asked because she was very young when she died, but it is said that she died of an uterine cancer.

Juana I is dethroned by her father

1506

Juana daughter of Fernando II and Isabel I became queen of Castile in 1504, after the death of her mother, a few years later Juana was dethroned by her own father, due to an alleged mental illness due to her father's fault. who wanted to remove her from the throne. And finally Juana ended up locked in Tordesillas

They conquer Navarra

1512

This conquest was a very long process, it began in the year 1512 and ended in 1524, after making a series of agreements between the kingdom of Castile and the crown of Aragon, they decided to divide Navarra between them.

Fernando II dies

1516

Fernando II, died at the age of 63, died in Cáceres. The cause of his death is said to have been frequent consumption of products similar to drugs, and this resulted in a cerebral hemorrhage.