THE GREAT PENINSULAR KINGDOMS 13th-15th CENTURIES

  • Period: 1200 to 1500

    CROWN OF CASTILLE

  • Battle of the Navas de Tolosa
    Jul 4, 1212

    Battle of the Navas de Tolosa

    The Christian kings (Pedro II de Aragón, Alfonso VIII de Castilla and Sancho VII de Navarra) united and defeated the Muslim Caliph. This battle reduced the Muslim territory to the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.
  • Definitive union of Castille and León
    1230

    Definitive union of Castille and León

    Ferdinand III inherited the Kingdom of León from his father and Castille from his mother in the year 1230.
  • Ferdinand III occupies Jaén
    1244

    Ferdinand III occupies Jaén

    Ferdinand III occupies Jaén after the battle of the Navas de Tolosa in the year 1244.
  • The Treaty of Almizra
    1244

    The Treaty of Almizra

    James I and Alfonso X signed the Treaty of Almizra in 1244.
    It gave Castille the territory of Murcia.
  • Conquest of Niebla
    1262

    Conquest of Niebla

    Alfonso X "the Wise" conquers Niebla ( Guadalquivir Valley )
  • Fundation of the Mesta
    1273

    Fundation of the Mesta

    The monarchy created it. It protected the sheep owners´ interests.
  • Battle of Salado
    1340

    Battle of Salado

    The battle of Salado took place in the year 1340 during the period of the reconquista. The Castillian and Portuguese forces won the battle.
  • 1344

    Occupation of Algeciras

    Alfonso XI resolved all the problems in Gibraltar at that time, and later, he conquered Algeciras.
  • Trastámara dynasty
    1369

    Trastámara dynasty

    It begins with Enrique II in Castille and later with Fernando I in Aragón.
  • Civil War in Castille ( Beginning)
    1475

    Civil War in Castille ( Beginning)

    It was a conflict between Isabela ( Enrique IV´s sister ) and Juana "La Beltranjera" ( Henry´s daughter ). Isabela proclaimed herself queen of Castille.
  • Civil War in Castille ( Ending )
    1479

    Civil War in Castille ( Ending )

    It was a conflict between Isabela ( Enrique IV´s sister ) and Juana "La Beltranjera" ( Henry´s daughter ). Isabela proclaimed herself queen of Castille.
  • Conquest of Granada
    1492

    Conquest of Granada

    The Catholic Monarchs Fernando and Isabel conquered the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada from the Muslims