Short Essay On Medieval Spain

What was Spain like before the Golden Age? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ruled the kingdoms that eventually became the country of Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella were intent on having a kingdom free of any faith other than Christianity. Many people were killed or even banished from the country. King Ferdinand and Isabella moved their kingdom into a great age for Spain, but did not achieve this in the best way.

Throughout history, as we study Spain we can clearly recognize high and low points in their success. In the fifteen hundreds Spain had no influence on European affairs, Spain essentially vanished out of Europe. However, within one complete century Spain had become not only a leading power but they also had a great sense of effectiveness in Europe. Spain experienced a Golden age with many social, economic, political aspects. On the other hand, within

Spain, a place of majestic artwork and structures that truly embrace and utilize the beauty of its homeland. Not only does Spain offer a stunning scenery, there are other activities that can be experienced whilst in Spain. Spain is home to many isolated and unique structures that testament the engineering wonder that the Roman Empire birthed into the world; such as, The Aqueduct of Segovia and the city of Merida.

The castles played an important role in the middle ages. The castles structure was built to fortify and maintain control over an area. The architecture that was put into building the castles, was designed to hold back any enemies with heavy weaponry and stronger armies then them. Source 1 states “The earliest medieval castles were built with mottes and baileys.” Mottes were built with wooden walls around the edges, in the process formed a ring-work fort. This sort of protective structure was used in the late twelfth century. The Motte was one of the most defensible areas, while the bailey was one of the main places where the battle took place.

In Imperial Spain, J.H. Elliot examines the history of early modern Spain from the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand, to the reformation of the Spanish government by the first member of the Bourbon dynasty. According to the author, at the start of the 15th century, Spain was internally weak, hopelessly divided and isolated from the continent by the Pyrenees. Yet, by 1492, Spanish society experienced a tremendous transformation which allowed Isabella and Ferdinand to unify the country, secure the largest transoceanic empire the world has ever known, and for a

The rise of a powerful government and the enforcement of religious orthodoxy were factors that help established the Spanish Empire.

Isabella of Castille got married kicked out all of the Muslim out of Spain. They embarked the Spanish Inquisition, in which, started torture/public torture. Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, thus beginning a cooperative reign that would reign all the dominions of Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power. Ferdinand and Isbella incorporated a number of independent Spanish dominions into their Kingdom, and in 1478 introduced the Spanish Inquisition, a powerful and brutal force of homogenization in Spanish society. **Spanish Inquisition, the Tribunal of the Holy office of the inquisition, commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarch Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella

Cortés came not to the New World to conquer by force, but by manipulation. Bernal Díaz del Castillo, in the "Conquest of New Spain," describes how Cortés and his soldiers manipulated the Aztec people and their king Montezuma from the time they traveled from Iztapalaopa to the time when Montezuma took Cortés to the top of the great Cue and showed him the whole of Mexico and its countryside, and the three causeways which led into Mexico. Castillo's purpose for recording the mission was to keep an account of the wealth of Montezuma and Mexico, the traditions, and the economic potential that could benefit Cortés' upcoming conquest. However, through these recordings, we are able to see and understand Cortés'

Spanish monarchs who united Aragon and Castile in 1469 and launched the Spanish golden age and Reconquista.

Feudalism started in France after Charlemagne was overthrown. Years later, the Duke of Normandy conquered England and brought the idea of feudalism with him. Feudalism gave England a more efficient government because citizens could not choose a king and the king had a considerable amount of power. Under feudalism no one was sovereign; kings, lords, vassals, and citizens all owed something to each other. It was because of these ideas that constitutional governments later developed in England and France. Because of England’s new government, it had more civil peace and security than before. Under feudalism towns where less independent, however, there was more balance between town and country. Towns in England and France were more structured. In the thirteenth century, England created its parliament. The parliament allowed citizens to have representatives of their own town further weaving the towns of Europe into one. This was the first time in history that the idea of a representative government came into being. These parliaments also allowed for the strengthening of the royal rule. They showed power and also rights. The English government was also the first country to start a form of a tax, showing their new ideas of government and allowing for an improvement in balance between citizen and government. Kings could now use that tax to improve their lands and expand on their lands. Contrary to Germany and

Throughout the years after the Spanish empire was the largest and richest empire in the world. But unfortunately, the empire fell. There were many reasons of why the empire

In the late 8th century, the counties of the March of Gothia and the Hispanic March were established by Francia as feudatory vassals across and near the eastern Pyrenees as a defensive barrier against Muslim invasions. The eastern counties of these marches were united under the rule of the Frankish vassal the Count of Barcelona, and were later called Catalonia. In 1137, The Principality of Catalonia and the Kingdom of Aragon were united by marriage under the Crown of

Feudalism is an interesting concept in theory, but in practice, at least in Europe, it only serves to stagnate progress and hurt the region. Feudalism was a form of government in which wealthy and powerful lords divided their holdings amongst lesser lords, or vassals, who in return pledged their loyalty and service to their greater lords. Vassals would then hire peasants to work for them, in a form of near slavery. These peasants, or serfs, could not leave the land that they had been bound to. While this system worked for a time, the strict separation of social classes only halted and slowed the development of European society. No one could truly progress up the social ladder, and peasants could not negotiate for any of their rights. These same peasants were often heavily taxed, and often could not find any work besides farming or serving under a nobleman. This system did not allow for any development to occur. Even if a peasant had a world altering invention, they would not be paid any attention to, and they

The fascinating and beautiful country of Spain is one of the largest countries in Europe. The history that Spain has had has left great stories to tell and remarkable landmarks to visit. Spain is located in the south west corner of Europe, with its neighboring countries, Portugal and France. It has a population of forty million plus people, but almost one-third of the nation’s population is foreigners that reside in its territory. One of the most important facts about Spain is that its economy is one of the largest in the world. Spain is currently in a recession, with low employment rates and poverty.

Spain is one of the foreign countries that colonized our country for more than three hundred years. They are the reason why Filipinos experienced suffered, hardship, persecution etc. during their colonization. But the Spanish had also contributes good things in our country specially to us Filipinos.