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What was the Early Modern Age?

The Early Modern Age began with the discovery of America in 1492, and

ended with the French Revolution in 1789.

Society was still divided into three groups: the clergy, nobles and

commoners. The nobles and the clergy had special privileges and the

commoners didn’t have any privileges.

Who were the Catholic Monarchs?

In 1469 Fernando of Aragón and Isabel of Castilla married. Later on they

became known as the Catholic Monarchs.

They united the Kingdoms of Castilla and Aragón to form one big

kingdom. They created a modern state and expanded their kingdom to

include the Canary Islands, Melilla and Navarra. They also conquered

Granada and gave money to Columbus for a voyage of discovery.

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

Fernando and Isabel established the Inquisition in 1478. This was an

organisation with special powers to find people who didn’t follow the official

Catholic religion.The Inquisition arrested and interrogated people. Sometimes

people were tortured and killed.

What happened in the Age of Discovery?

Many explorers made voyages to distant places. They discovered and

conquered new lands and peoples. These explorers were called

conquistadors.

Who were the Hapsburgs?

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain was ruled by the Hapsburg dynasty.

Under the Hapsburgs, Spain became an enormous international empire.

The empire included lands in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. At the

beginning of the 18th century the Hapsburg dynasty ended.

What was the Golden Age?

Some of the Spanish artists who became famous in this period are: El Greco,

Murillo and Velázquez.

Some of the Spanish writers who became famous are:Tirso de Molina, Cervantes

and Lope de Vega.

During the period of the Hapsburg dynasty, many great Spanish artists and

writers became famous.

After Carlos II died in 1700, there was a war between Spain and other

European countries. As a result, a new dynasty now ruled Spain. These

kings were called the Bourbons.

The first Bourbon king was Felipe V. He centralised the government and

divided the country into provinces. In the second half of the 18th century,

Carlos III was king. He created new institutions in Spain and modernised

the cities.

Who were the Bourbons?

What have we learnt?

united

Castilla and

Aragón

supported

Columbus

The Catholic Monarchs…

conquered

Granada

created a

modern

state

gained the

Canaries,

Melilla and

Navarra

What have we learnt?

Christopher

Columbus

Fernando

Magallanes and

Juan Sebastián

Elcano

Some of the most important conquistadors were…

Francisco

Pizarro

Hernán

Cortés

What have we learnt?

Carlos I and Felipe II Felipe III, Felipe IV, Carlos II

The Habsburgs were…

Spanish

empire

Less

powerful

What have we learnt?

El Greco

Some of the most important people in the Golden Age were…

Velázquez Murillo CervantesLope de

Vega

Tirso de

Molina

artists writers

What have we learnt?

Felipe V Carlos III

The Bourbons were…

centralised

government modernised

Spain

new

institutions