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of north America for England 1498 11. Vasco Nunez Balboa – "discovered” the Pacific Ocean across isthmus of Panama claims all lands are touched by the pacific ocean for Spain 1513 12. Ferdinand of Aragon - the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of
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unite Spain she told the ruler of Granda if they would surrender she would let them live with religious freedom. They did surrender to Ferdinand and Isabella. However‚ no long after Isabella contradicted herself on March 30‚ 1492 when she decided all Jews must convert to Catholicism or leave Spain. Thus she went back on her promise to allow them religious freedom. Isabella felt she could not create a harmonious state with the Jews living in Spain representing a foreign element. She wanted Spain to be
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Golden Age. Isabella and Ferdinand played a major role in the Reconquista. They transformed most of what is now present day Spain and they spread the Catholic religion throughout Europe. Isabella of Castile was born in 1451 into the royal family just a year after Ferdinand of Aragon was born. At the ages of 18 and 19‚ the two came together as a married couple. (Spain the Golden Age) After many disputes and confusions among the family‚ Isabella finally came to the throne. She and Ferdinand united their
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Columbus’ journey to satisfy his curiosity‚ which meant he needed to find a very convincing reason to his supporters. So‚ Columbus claimed that any of his backers would become rich‚ drawing the Spanish rulers attention. These Spanish rulers‚ Ferdinand and Isabella‚ had two main reasons for signing to the project. Other than the tempting profits‚ they wanted to spread Catholicism to any new land they could possibly reach. Luckily‚ Columbus arrived at Spanish court when the
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enterprise. * When he was a teenager he moved to Portugal and tried to gain royal patronage for a westward voyage to the Orient or “his enterprise to the Indies”. * He finally obtained sponsorship from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and he and his three ships set sail in August 1492. * Columbus dies in May 1506. A draft: Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy but travelled extensively the seas as a teenager. When he was still very young‚ he setled in Portugal and tried to gain
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There was nothing new about the New Monarchy‚ 1492-1516. Assess the validity of this view. Introduction: A debate as to whether Ferdinand and Isabella followed the medieval principles of monarchy – peripatetic‚ dispensing justice‚ warrior kings OR whether they introduced a new style of monarchy. New Monarchy Argument: Securing an Erastian Relationship: rebuild their relationship with the papacy > Pope’s agreement‚ in 1486‚ that the Crown would exercise a ´Patronato´ over all ecclesiastical benefices
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in the topic. In 1486 Columbus decided to try to get Spain to fund the expedition. When he went to spain he talked to the spanish Monarchs‚ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella‚ who said they would think about the idea. After stalling for many years on the subject the spanish Monarchs finally changed their mind in 1492. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand started changing their minds when Granada‚ the last
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needed for his voyage. Finally Columbus went to the king and queen of Spain; King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He asked them for money to try out his idea of traveling west to reach the East. Queen Isabella refused Columbus at first. Later King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships‚ a crew of about ninety men‚ and some money. The three ships were the Niña‚ Pinta‚ and Santa María. On August 2‚ 1492 the voyage began. Some thought the world was flat‚ and that their ships were sailing
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torquemada The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1492 by newly married monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castile. They had defeated “the last Muslims remaining in Granada‚ thus bringing Spain under Christian rule” . Then they declared an Edict of Expulsion that overall‚ declared‚ “Therefore we…resolve to order all the said Jews and Jewesses to quit our kingdoms and never return…by the end of the month of July next‚ of the present year 1492…if they do not perform and execute the same‚ and
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