Catholic Monarch

Concordia de los toros de Guisando

1468

are historiographical names for a meeting that took place on September 18 or 19, 1468 on the hill of Guisando and the agreement reached between the King of Castile Henry IV and his half-sister Isabella. By such a oath, she was proclaimed Princess of Asturias and recognized as heir to the Crown of Castile.

Catholic Monarchs marriage

Oct 19, 1469

The event was the marriage of an eighteen-year-old woman called Isabella and a seventeen-year-old man called Ferdinand. They’d become the famous Reyes Catolicos, the Catholic monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, and would bring together two powerful kingdoms, which comprised most of what is modern-day Spain.

Enrique IV dies

1474

King of Castile, called the Impotent and the Liberal, son of King Juan II and Doña Catalina de Lancaster, he was born in Valladolid on January 25, 1425 and died in Madrid on December 11, 1474. Upon his accession to the throne (1454), Don Enrique found the country completely demoralized; the peoples impoverished by the continuous shears and the exhausted treasure, thanks to the weak administration of Don Juan II.

The concord of Segovia

1475

The Concord of Segovia was a treaty signed on January 15, 1475 in the Alcazar of Segovia,1 by Isabella I of Castile and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, King of Sicily and Prince of Girona. This treaty fixed the role that Ferdinand should assume in the administration and government of the Castilian kingdom, and ensure the positions for the Castilians.

War of the Castilian Succession beggings

1475

The War of the Castilian Succession was the military conflict contested from 1475 to 1479 for the succession of the Crown of Castile fought between the supporters of Joanna 'la Beltraneja', reputed daughter of the late monarch Henry IV of Castile, and those of Henry's half-sister, Isabella, who was ultimately successful.

Battle of Toro

1476

The Battle of Toro was a royal battle from the War of the Castilian Succession, fought on 1 March 1476, near the city of Toro, between the Castilian-Aragonese troops of the Catholic Monarchs and the Portuguese-Castilian forces of Afonso V and Prince John of Portugal.

Spanish Inquisition established

1478

The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the Medieval Inquisition, which was under control.

Treaty of Alcáçovas

1479

The Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed on 4 September 1479 between the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal, on the other side. It put an end to the War of the Castilian Succession, which ended with a victory of the Castilians on land and a Portuguese victory on the sea

War of Granada starts

1482

The Granada War was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1491, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada. It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile, ending all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula.

Conquest of Granada

Jan 1, 1492

The conquest of Granada meant little for Aragon's strategic position, but it did help secure Castilian support in Italy and France, where Aragon's interests lay. The task of funding the war was formidable; the total cost was estimated to be 450,000,000 maravedies.

Expulsion of the Jews

1492

Expulsion from the city of Rome by Emperor Tiberius together with practitioners of the Egyptian religion. 38 Jews expelled from one of their quarters in the city of Alexandria, in Egypt, under the instigation of Aulus Avilius Flaccus. 41-53 Claudius' expulsion of Jews from Rome

Discovery of America

Dec 10, 1492

The Discovery of America. 12 October 1492 marks an event which was to change life on both sides of the Atlantic forever; this date represents the discovery of America. In 1492, the navigator Christopher Columbus, funded by the Spanish Crown, sailed westward from Spain in hopes of finding a new sea route to South and Southeast Asia.

Treaty of Tordesillas

1494

Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers.

Conquest of Canarias Islands

1496

The second period of the Spanish conquest of the Canaries was different from the first in a number of ways: The Catholic Monarchs commanded and armed the invading forces.The funding for the enterprise was the responsibility of the Crown and individuals interested in the economic

Forced conversion of Muslims

1501

The forced conversions of Muslims in Spain were enacted through a series of edicts outlawing Islam in the lands of the Spanish Monarchy. This effort was overseen by three Spanish kingdoms during the early 16th century: the Crown of Castile in 1500–1502, followed by Navarre in 1515–1516

Death of Isabel I

1504

Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel I, 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504) was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, reigning over a dynastically unified Spain together with her husband, King Ferdinand II of Aragon. She was Queen of Aragon after Ferdinand II ascended to that throne in 1479.

Laws of Toro

1505

The Laws of Toro (1505), which extended the right to entail family estates on the eldest child, further safeguarded the stability of noble property. In 1520 Charles I agreed to the nobles’ demand for a fixed hierarchy of rank, from the 25 grandees of Spain

Expansion of Castilla in Northern Africa

1505

After taking Melilla in 1497, Castilla and Aragón, took over serveral places such as Mazalquivir, Orán, Tripoli, Bugía, Túnez, etc.

Felipe I died and Fernando II regent

1506

After the death of her husband, Juana of Castilla was accused of being mental ill (she was called Juana "the Mad") and Fernando became regent of Castilla until his death.

Conquest of Navarra

1515

After three years of war, Navarra is incorporated to the Crown of Castilla but it will mantain its own laws, institutions, etc

Fernado II death

1516

Fernando died and his grandson, Carlos, became in king of both Castilla and Aragón.

Carlos I becomes king

1516

Charles I of England and Scotland (English: Charles I of England and Scotland; Dunfermline, Scotland, 19 November 1600 – Whitehall Palace, London, 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland, from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.