Catholic Monarchs

  • Concordia de los Toros de Guisando
    1468

    Concordia de los Toros de Guisando

    Enrique IV named Isabel heir of the Crown of Castilla
  • Catholic Monarchs marriage
    Oct 19, 1469

    Catholic Monarchs marriage

    Isabel I of Castilla and Fernando II of Aragón, got married in Valladolid. This marriage meant the dynastic union of Castilla and Aragón.
  • Enrique IV dies
    1474

    Enrique IV dies

  • War of the Castilian Succession beggins
    1475

    War of the Castilian Succession beggins

    After Enrique IV died, both Isabel and Juana proclaimed themselves queens of Castilla, which led to the start of the War of the Castilian Succession.
  • Acuerdo de Segovia
    1475

    Acuerdo de Segovia

    Fernando was named king of Castilla along with Isabel.
  • Battle of Toro
    1476

    Battle of Toro

    The Catholic Monarchs defeated Juana´s army. This battle marked the victory of the Catholic Monarchs in the war.
  • Spanish Inquisition established
    1478

    Spanish Inquisition established

    The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition was created to guarantee the religious unity of the kingdom by fighting against muslims, jews and heretics
  • Treaty of Alcáçovas
    1479

    Treaty of Alcáçovas

    It was a treaty of peace between Juana "la Beltraneja" e Isabel. Through this treaty, Isabel was officialy the only queen of Castilla and the War of Succession was over.
  • War of Granada starts
    1482

    War of Granada starts

    In 1482, The Catholic Monarchs started the final attack against the Kingdom of Granada, the last muslim kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Expulsion of the Jews
    1492

    Expulsion of the Jews

    The monarchy decreed the forced conversion of the Jews. Those who refused, were forced to leave the country.
  • Conquest of Granada
    Jan 1, 1492

    Conquest of Granada

    The 1st of January 1492, Boabdil surrendered the city of Granada. The history of Al-Ándalus had come to and end after more than seven centuries of muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Discovery of America
    Dec 10, 1492

    Discovery of America

    After more than two months sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, the Spanish expediton led by Cristopher Columbus,arrived to the actual Bahamas. They did not know yet, but they had discovered a whole new continent.
  • Treaty of Tordesillas
    1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    This treat signed by Portugal and Spain divided the new discovered lands in the World between Portugal and Spain.
  • Conquest of Canary Islands
    1496

    Conquest of Canary Islands

    After few years, the Catholic Monarchs completed the conquest of the Canary Islands.
  • Forced conversion of Muslims
    1501

    Forced conversion of Muslims

    Torture and imprisonment were used in order to force every Muslim to adopt Catholicism.
  • Death of Isabel I
    1504

    Death of Isabel I

    Isabel I died in Medina del Campo. Her daughter Juana was too young, so his father Fernando II became regent of Castilla.
  • Expansion of Castilla in Northern Africa
    1505

    Expansion of Castilla in Northern Africa

    After taking Melilla in 1497, Castilla and Aragón, took over serveral places such as Mazalquivir, Orán, Tripoli, Bugía, Túnez, etc.
  • Laws of Toro
    1505

    Laws of Toro

    The Laws of Toro represent a modification of the ways and means that the aristocracy could use to preserve wealth over generations and modernized rules regarding legal procedure and practice.
  • Felipe I died and Fernando II regent
    1506

    Felipe I died and Fernando II regent

    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

    Conquest of Navarra

    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

    Fernado II death

    Fernando died and his grandson, Carlos, became in king of both Castilla and Aragón.
  • Carlos I becomes king
    1516

    Carlos I becomes king