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Sepulchre of the Catholic Monarchs in the Royal Chapel of Granada

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000

The Royal Chapel of Granada was founded in 1504 and conceived as a mausoleum for the Catholic Monarchs. In the same year that it was founded, Queen Isabella died and was provisionally buried in the convent of San Francisco in Granada while awaiting the completion of the works. After Ferdinand’s death in 1516, his remains were laid to rest alongside those of his first wife in the capital of the Nasrid kingdom. The burial in Granada takes on special symbolism; the bodies of the monarchs were laid to rest in this city because after the War of Granada (1482-1492) and the capture of the capital of the kingdom, with the constant siege of the Christian troops against the Muslims, Boabdil finally surrendered the city to the Catholic Monarchs in January 1492. This completed the conquest of the Muslim contingent that had lasted eight centuries, culminating one of the most resounding victories of the early Modern Age

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The Catholic Monarchs receiving the Christian captives at the conquest of Malaga

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000

The Catholic Monarchs carried out one of the most famous feats in the history of Spain by capitulating the conquest of the peninsula and expelling the Saracen contingent from the Nasrid kingdom. Undoubtedly, the capture of Malaga in 1487 foretold the future end of Muslim rule, which was consummated after the conquest of Granada in 1492. The city of Malaga was without the Zagal, lord of the region, due to the civil war that was going on in the city of Granada at the time. The siege was one of the longest chapters of the Peninsular War, culminating in the loss of one of the kingdom’s most important ports. The painting shows Isabella and Ferdinand at the door of their tent, on steps covered with a carpet, receiving the expressions of affection and gratitude of the fainting freed captives. This work should be understood as a highly nationalistic history painting, executed in the 19th century at a time when nationalism was on the rise.

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The Catholic Monarchs before Granada

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:03 +0000

The surrender of the city of Granada and the fortress-palace of the Alhambra to the Catholic Monarchs by the Nasrid Sultan Boabdil marked the end of the War of Granada, a conflict that lasted ten years (1482-1492) and whose aim was to bring the last Muslim territories in the southeast of the peninsula under Christian rule, with the intention of incorporating them into the Crown of Castile and the dominion of the Catholic Monarchs. The Capitulations of Granada were initially very advantageous for Boabdil and his subjects, as they stipulated pardon for all residents, respect for their property, laws, languages and even religion. But in time, due to various pressures and interests, the imposition of taxes on the population and the attempt to convert the Muslims of those places to Christianity began. This led to various political, cultural and social conflicts that would last for over a century, ending with the expulsion of the Moors in 1609

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The Catholic Monarchs: the construction of the Modern State

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000

Website of Professor Juan Carlos Ocaña which explains the content block on “The Catholic Monarchs: The construction of the Modern State. Expansión ultramarina y creación del imperio colonial”, adapted to the subject of History of Spain in the second year of Bachillerato (2005), which includes the following sections: The Catholic Monarchs and dynastic unity: integration of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon; The conquest of the Nasrid Kingdom and the incorporation of Navarre; The integration of the Canary Islands and the rapprochement with Portugal; The Catholic Monarchs and the organisation of the State: institutions of government; Foreign projection: Italian and North American policy; The discovery of America; Conquest and colonisation of America; Government and administration in the colonial empire; The impact of America on Spain

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The Catholic Monarchs: Building the Modern State

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000

Kairos is an educational project of the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training of the Ministry of Education, directed by Dr. Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras. Along with methodological contributions aimed at reinforcing the teaching of history, it contains proposals for the development of History content taught in Secondary Education and Baccalaureate. This resource refers to the unit “Los Reyes Católicos: la construcción del Estado Moderno” (The Catholic Monarchs: the construction of the Modern State) for the subject History of Spain Baccalaureate (2006).

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