The Modern Age (Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries)

1. Spain in the 15th and 16th
century
The Modern Ages

2. Timeline History
The Middle
Ages
The Modern
Age
The
Contemporary
Age
Today
Beginning: 1492 - Discovery of America
Ending: 1789 - French Revolution

3. Timeline History
The Middle
Ages
The Modern
Age
The
Contemporary
Age
Today
Beginning: 1492 - Discovery of America
Ending: 1789 - French Revolution

4. The Catholic Monarchs
● Fernando II and Isabel I
received from the Pope the title
of Catholic Monarchs after
reconquering Granada en 1492.
● They unified The Iberian
Peninsula.
● They imposed the Catholic
Religion in all the kingdom.

5. The Unification of Spain
● The Early Modern Age started in Spain with the marriage
of Fernando II and Isabel I.
● Later, the reconquest of Granada in 1492.
● Finally they expanded their territories by conquering the
Kingdom of Navarra and the Canary Islands.

6. REFORMS by the Monarchy of Spain
1. The Monarchy took control of the army, economy and
government.
2. Power was centralised. The Monarchy took privileges away
from the nobles and the clergy.
3. A strong, powerful and modern army was built in order to
fight for the country and control its economy.
4. There was an interest of expansion and exploration.
5. The SPANISH INQUISITION was established. They punished
those people who did not follow the rules established by
the Catholic Church.

7. 1492

8. Reconquest of the
Kingdom of Granada
● The Kingdom of
Granada was the
last Muslim Kingdom
in Spain.
● There was internal
disputes that
helped the
reconquest by the
Catholic Monarchs.

9. Discovery of
America
● The Catholic Monarchs
focused on
exploration.
● Isabel I and Fernando
II met Critóbal Colón
and they accepted his
proposal trip using a
new route to China
and India.

10. Intolerance
● Jews and Muslims lived with
Christians making important
contributions to Science, music
or literature.
● The Catholic Monarchs ordered
Jews and Muslims to convert to
Catholism. The Muslims converted
to the Catholic Religion were
called MORISCOS. Jews were
expelled from Spain during this
year by the Monarchs.

11. The Three Caravels
The Santa María, the Pinta and the Niña.
Christopher Columbus
An Italian navigator and explorer who
discovered America by chance. He thought
he had reached India. He died without
knowing that he was in a new continent.

12. The Discovery of
America
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator and explorer. He
wanted to find a new route to Asia
across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Catholic Monarchs
They agreed to finance their trip in
order to get gold, spices, silk,
spread the Christianity and later on
to lead an expedition to China
1st August 1492
The Three Caravels (the Santa María,
the Pinta and the Niña) left Palos
de la Frontera (Huelva)
12th October 1492
He arrived in Salvador, and island
in the Caribbean Sea.

13. Exchanging between America and Spain

14. Exchanging between America and Spain
IMPORT EXPORT
gold
silver
pumpkin
pineapple
peanuts
vanilla
turkey
tobacco
horses
honeybee
cereals
grape
banana
onion
gold
silver
The most important products that Spanish
expedition brought from America were silver and
gold.

15. New routes to Asia
The Caravels
were faster
ships than
others because
they were
lighter and
smaller.
Map of the voyages made by Spaniards.

16. Different Routes
from
Europe to Asia
Map of the voyages made by Spaniards.

17. Antonio Nebrija wrote the first
Spanish Grammar Book in 1492
Christopher Columbus in Barcelona.
El Monasterio
del Escorial was
commissioned by
Felipe II.

18. THE SPANISH EMPIRE Carlos I and Felipe II

19. The Empire of Carlos I
● Carlos I or Carlos V of Germany became king in 1516.
● He was the first Spanish King of the Habsburg Dynasty.
● He ruled over a great empire, which includes Spain and
territories in America.
● He also inherited the German Empire from his father’s family.
● When he died, he divided his empire into two kingdoms and gave
them to...
○ Fernando (his brother) - The German Empire
○ Felipe II (his son) - The Spanish Empire that includes Spain
and the Netherlands.

20. The Empire of Felipe II
● Felipe II became king in 1556.
● He established his permanent residence in Madrid in 1561.
● The Spanish empire expanded under his reign, especially in
America.
● He conquered Portugal in 1580, which meant to control the
Iberian Peninsula and also ruled the Portuguese territories in
Africa, America and Asia.
● The Battle of Lepanto in 1571, stopping the Turkish Empire.
● His reign was a period of a lot of conflicts and wars. These
battles were too expensive, so the king had to use gold and
silver from America to pay for them. Spanish population became
poorer.

21. THE SPANISH EMPIRE Carlos I and Felipe II

22. Spain in the 15th and 16th
century
The Modern Ages
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