Ferdinand of Aragon was a leader that changed Spain completely. He faced hardships but battled through them continually growing power. Although, he didn’t do it alone. His accompaniment of Isabella, Germaine de Foix, and later his children allowed Ferdinand to take over. He made a forever lasting impact on what is Spain today.
Fernando nació el diez de marzo de 1452 en Sos, Aragón. La familia de Fernando consistió en su padre Juan Segundo de Aragon y su madre Juana Enríquez. Tenía un hermana, Princesa de Joanna y tres hermanastros. El padre de Fernando, Juan Segundo, superviso de su educación. Fernando aprendió de experiencia y no tenía apparent estudios formales. Tenía professores privados que le enseñaron …show more content…
cosas como gobierno y humanidades. Although Ferdinand didn’t have any formal style of education he gained plenty of experience because of his father. John II made him heir appointment and governor of all his kingdoms and lands. Another part of his education was his dedication to vocal and instrumental music. Ferdinand also participated in the Battle of Catalonia Wars. In 1466 John II determined Ferdinand “of age” so he set him up to become King of Sicily. In 1468 he officially became the King of Sicily to impress the court of Castile where his father wanted him to rule. En 1469 se casó con Princesa Isabel de Castilla. Tenían cinco niños. Fernando también tenía dos aventuras amorosas resultados en dos ninos mas. Ferdinand and Isabella's marriage was political because by marrying they united the two biggest kingdoms at the time, which was the start of forming modern-day Spain. Records do show that although the marriage was political Ferdinand and Isabel definitely had chemistry.
Su profesión de Fernando fue el rey.
Isabel y Fernando controlaron de los reinos españoles uno por uno formando España actual. En el proceso de controlar, estableció oportunidades y nuevas reglas. Por ejemplo, financiaron Cristóbal Colón y su viaje por alrededor del mundo. También comenzaron la inquisición española y guerra santa, para que todos fueran católicos. The process of gaining all of this control wasn’t easy. First the situation with Ferdinand becoming King of Castile was an issue because there was a fight for Isabella to take the throne. Even though she was next in line after her brother people disagreed and tried to take her position. Ferdinand was not officially able to become King of Castile until 1479 although technically Isabella should have officially been queen in 1475 making Ferdinand king. Ferdinand also became King of Aragon in 1479. This was only the beginning. Isabella and Ferdinand started the Spanish Inquisition in 1478. The purpose of this was to make people of other religions, such as the Jews, convert to Catholicism, enforcing religious uniformity. In 1492 Jews were exploited in order to strengthen the Catholic Church. If they didn’t convert to Catholicism they were forced to leave. Later the same thing happened with the Muslims. As this was going on from 1482-1492 Ferdinand was making a directed campaign against the Kingdom of Granada. With a great military, Ferdinand was able to conquer the kingdom. Since they conquered Granada, Isabella and …show more content…
Ferdinand could support Christopher Columbus. They helped with the planning and getting money for the trip. The “Holy Brotherhood” and Pope helped with finances as well. In result of this, wealth and new islands were found. In 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas which was an agreement with Spain and Portugal over the lands that were discovered by Christopher Columbus. This divided the non-christian world between Spain and Portugal. Despues murio de Isabel, Fernando se casó con Germaine de Foix. Ferdinand signed a contract in 1505 agreeing to marry Germaine de Fox to keep his power in Castile because of Isabella’s death. They officially married in 1506. During this time Ferdinand was interested in Mediterranean affairs. He wanted to control over Italy, which resulted in the Italian Wars against France. In 1504 he conquered Naples. In 1508 he joined the League of Cambrai which was against Venice and in 1511 he joined the Holy League against France. Navarre was trying to stay neutral between the Holy League and France, which Ferdinand used as an excuse to attack. By 1512 he had control of most of Navarre.
En 1513, la salud de Fernando empeoro.
Ferdinand decided to take a final trip to Granada before he passed. He stopped to see the Sanctuary of Guadalupe. En 1516 Fernando murió de tuberculosis en Madrigalejo, España. Before Ferdinand died he was making sure his children continued to be in power. His daughter Isabella became the Queen of Portugal, by marrying Manuel I of Portugal. When Isabella died Ferdinand's daughter Maria married Manuel I of Portugal. Ferdinand’s son Juan married Margaret of Austria. Joanna (Juana of Castile) married Duke of Burgundy, who was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximum I. She later had kids and two of them became Holy Roman Emperors. This marriage spread kept the rule going in Denmark, Bohemia, and Hungary. Daughter Catherine of Aragon married the Prince of Wales Arthur. Then when Arthur died she married his brother becoming Queen and King of England. From these marriages Ferdinand's blood kept control growing. Once he died his grandson, Charles V was left with United Spain, Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, and an overseas
empire.
Ferdinand has forever impacted Spain today. He conquered Spanish Kingdoms to control and create modern-day Spain. His other goal was uniformity of Catholicism. Jews and Muslims were forced to leave or convert to Catholicism, and if found practicing anything else they were tortured. This has an impact on the world today because the Catholic religion is still prominent in that area. Ferdinand even impacted our lives today because he funded Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Overall, Ferdinand’s lifetime was full of accomplishments that changed history.