March 10, 1452 - Sada Palace, Sos, Spain - Ferrando de Aragón is born
June 19, 1468 - Zaragoza - 14-year-old Ferrando de Aragón is crowned King of Sicily =(START)
June 19, 1468 - Zaragoza - 14-year-old Ferrando de Aragón is crowned King of Sicily =(START)
January 7, 1469 - Cervera, Aragón - Ferdinand signs the "Capitulations", agreeing his marriage to Isabella of Castille
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| Ferdinand and Isabella |
August(?) 1(?), 1471 - Medina de Rioseco - Isabella and Ferdinand receive the (good) news of Pope Paul II's death in July 26th, 1471
May 1(?), 1474 - Dueñas, Palencia - Receives the Habit and the Necklace of Knight of the Golden Fleece
December 12, 1474 - Segovia - News of the death of King Henry IV in Madrid reach Segovia. There Isabella takes refuge in the Alcázar of Segovia, receiving support from the City Council and Andrés de Cabrera
December 13, 1474 - Segovia - After attending a funeral mass for Henry IV, Isabella is proclaimed Queen of Castile and León
January 16, 1475 - Segovia - Isabella and Ferdinand write a letter to the city of Toledo in which they required her to send messengers with enough power to pay homage to them =(catholicmonarchsflag)
February 7, 1475 - Segovia - Isabella and Ferdinand summon other cities representatives to swear allegiance to Princess Isabel as heir of the Kingdom of Castile
July 15, 1475 - Tordesillas, Valladolid, Spain - Ferdinand orders the army to march and seek an encounter with King Afonso V of Portugal
August 3, 1475 - Medina del Campo - Cortes of Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand begin preparing for a Siege of Burgos
October 21, 1475 - Valladolid - Cortes of Valladolid - a new convocation is sent to Toledo to send their prosecutors before the Cortes were finished
December 1(?), 1475 - near Burgos - Ferdinand departs to besiege the city of Zamora
December 5, 1475 - Zamora - Ferdinand enters the city of Zamora
February 15(?), 1476 - Valladolid - Ferdinand joins Isabella in Valladolid
August 3, 1475 - Medina del Campo - Cortes of Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand begin preparing for a Siege of Burgos
October 21, 1475 - Valladolid - Cortes of Valladolid - a new convocation is sent to Toledo to send their prosecutors before the Cortes were finished
December 1(?), 1475 - near Burgos - Ferdinand departs to besiege the city of Zamora
December 5, 1475 - Zamora - Ferdinand enters the city of Zamora
February 15(?), 1476 - Valladolid - Ferdinand joins Isabella in Valladolid
March 1, 1476 - Peleagonzalo, near Toro, Castile - Battle of Toro - indecisive. Although, at the same time that the portuguese army leaves Castile, the plots against the Catholic Monarchs end when the supporters of Joanna la Beltraneja disband
March 19, 1476 - Zamora - The King takes the fortress of Zamora
April 29, 1476 - Madrigal, NW of Segovia - Cortes at Madrigal-Segovia - her daughter Isabella is sworn as heiress to Castile's crown. Isabella reforms "La Santa Hermandad" (The Holy Brotherhood) to act as a police force
April 1(?), 1478 - Madrid - Ferdinand leaves the pregnant Queen in Seville and goes to Madrid for "Santa Hermandad" business
July 9, 1478 - Seville - Procession in the streets of Seville to introduce the Prince of Asturias to the public
October 2, 1478 - Seville - The royal court journeys northwest from Sevilla toward Écija and then on to Córdoba
November 1, 1478 - (While in Córdoba) - Pope Sixtus IV promulgates the bull "Exigit sinceras devotionis affectus", establishing the Inquisition in the Kingdom of Castile. The bull gave the monarchs exclusive authority to name the inquisitors
November(?) 10(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The catholic Monarchs go to Córdoba and meet Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba after 5 years since he had left the Court
December(?) 1(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The yearly tribute from the moorish kingdom fails to arrive. The Sultan tells the castillian envoy that both the kings of Castille who used to collect tribute and the kings of Granada who paid it were dead
March 19, 1476 - Zamora - The King takes the fortress of Zamora
April 29, 1476 - Madrigal, NW of Segovia - Cortes at Madrigal-Segovia - her daughter Isabella is sworn as heiress to Castile's crown. Isabella reforms "La Santa Hermandad" (The Holy Brotherhood) to act as a police force
April 1(?), 1478 - Madrid - Ferdinand leaves the pregnant Queen in Seville and goes to Madrid for "Santa Hermandad" business
July 9, 1478 - Seville - Procession in the streets of Seville to introduce the Prince of Asturias to the public
October 2, 1478 - Seville - The royal court journeys northwest from Sevilla toward Écija and then on to Córdoba
November 1, 1478 - (While in Córdoba) - Pope Sixtus IV promulgates the bull "Exigit sinceras devotionis affectus", establishing the Inquisition in the Kingdom of Castile. The bull gave the monarchs exclusive authority to name the inquisitors
November(?) 10(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The catholic Monarchs go to Córdoba and meet Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba after 5 years since he had left the Court
December(?) 1(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The yearly tribute from the moorish kingdom fails to arrive. The Sultan tells the castillian envoy that both the kings of Castille who used to collect tribute and the kings of Granada who paid it were dead
January 8, 1479 - Guadalupe, E. of Cáceres, Spain - Act of pardon to the Bishop of Toledo D. Alonso Carrillo, who had risen up against the Catholic Monarch's cause
January 22, 1479 - Trujillo - They establish the Court in Trujillo to attend the war against Portugal, in addition to signing peace with France.
May 23, 1480 - Toledo - Cortes of Toledo - Prince Juan is sworn heir to the Kingdom of Castile and León
September 27, 1480 - Medina del Campo - The first two Inquisitors are named: Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martín
February 1(?), 1481 - Valladolid - The Court moves to Valladolid
April 1(?), 1481 - Calatayud, Aragon - The Court moves to Calatayud, Aragon
June 1(?), 1481 - La Muela, SW of Zaragoza - The Court moves to La Muela
July 1(?), 1481 - Zaragoza - The Court moves to Zaragoza
August 1(?), 1481 - Barcelona - The Court moves to Barcelona
December 1(?), 1481 - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, Murviedro - Isabella and Ferdinand spend the month traveling almost daily - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, and back to Murviedro
December 25, 1481 - (While in Murviedro) - During Christmas, the King of Granada rides to Zahara, a cliff fortress between Cadiz and Gibraltar. The defenders are cut down and the entire populace driven the 150 miles through rain, floods and mountain passes to slavery in Granada. Shock and humiliation is felt through all provinces of Spain
February 1, 1482 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs reach Medina del Campo
March 15(?), 1482 - Alhama - King Ferdinand arrives at the front of 45,000 men. The muslims decide to withraw to Granada
April 15, 1482 - Córdoba - The Captains and nobles meet the Catholic Kings to decide upon a plan of Campaign
May(?) 1(?), 1482 - Loja - Failed Attack to Loja. The moors pursue the christians until they retreat to Córdoba
July 1, 1482 - Córdoba - Ferdinand and an army of 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantrymen depart to Loja
July 7, 1482 - Outskirts of Loja - Ferdinand and the army arrive at Loja's outskirts
July 13, 1482 - Outskirts of Loja - Loja's governor, Ali Atar, attacks the castillians below their encampment
July 15, 1482 - Córdoba - Returns to Córdoba
August 28, 1483 - (While in Córdoba) - Boadbil is released. The christians new he would cause further strife within the Realm of Granada
December 20, 1484 - Valladolid - Isabella and Ferdinand grant privileges to mint coin with their busts
January 22, 1479 - Trujillo - They establish the Court in Trujillo to attend the war against Portugal, in addition to signing peace with France.
May 23, 1480 - Toledo - Cortes of Toledo - Prince Juan is sworn heir to the Kingdom of Castile and León
September 27, 1480 - Medina del Campo - The first two Inquisitors are named: Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martín
February 1(?), 1481 - Valladolid - The Court moves to Valladolid
April 1(?), 1481 - Calatayud, Aragon - The Court moves to Calatayud, Aragon
June 1(?), 1481 - La Muela, SW of Zaragoza - The Court moves to La Muela
July 1(?), 1481 - Zaragoza - The Court moves to Zaragoza
August 1(?), 1481 - Barcelona - The Court moves to Barcelona
December 1(?), 1481 - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, Murviedro - Isabella and Ferdinand spend the month traveling almost daily - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, and back to Murviedro
December 25, 1481 - (While in Murviedro) - During Christmas, the King of Granada rides to Zahara, a cliff fortress between Cadiz and Gibraltar. The defenders are cut down and the entire populace driven the 150 miles through rain, floods and mountain passes to slavery in Granada. Shock and humiliation is felt through all provinces of Spain
February 1, 1482 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs reach Medina del Campo
March 15(?), 1482 - Alhama - King Ferdinand arrives at the front of 45,000 men. The muslims decide to withraw to Granada
April 15, 1482 - Córdoba - The Captains and nobles meet the Catholic Kings to decide upon a plan of Campaign
May(?) 1(?), 1482 - Loja - Failed Attack to Loja. The moors pursue the christians until they retreat to Córdoba
July 1, 1482 - Córdoba - Ferdinand and an army of 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantrymen depart to Loja
July 7, 1482 - Outskirts of Loja - Ferdinand and the army arrive at Loja's outskirts
July 13, 1482 - Outskirts of Loja - Loja's governor, Ali Atar, attacks the castillians below their encampment
July 15, 1482 - Córdoba - Returns to Córdoba
August 28, 1483 - (While in Córdoba) - Boadbil is released. The christians new he would cause further strife within the Realm of Granada
December 20, 1484 - Valladolid - Isabella and Ferdinand grant privileges to mint coin with their busts
January 20, 1486 - Alcalá de Henares - The Catholic Monarchs grant an audience to Christopher Columbus
May 1(?), 1486 - Loja - Accusing Boabdil of breaking the two-year truce and being allied with El Zagal, Ferdinand II marches on Loja with Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
June 15(?), 1486 - Illora - The Catholic Monarchs arrive at Illora. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is there to receive them
April 7, 1487 - Córdoba - The "Spanish" Army of 12,000 horse and 40,000 infantrymen leaves Córdoba
April 17, 1487 - Vélez-Málaga - The "Spanish" Army reaches Vélez-Málaga
April 27, 1487 - Málaga - The City capitulates on condition that the lives of the people would be spared, and they would keep their property and religion
May 7, 1487 - Bezmiliana, E. of Málaga - Advance to Bezmiliana
August 13, 1487 - Málaga - Málaga surrenders!
August 18, 1487 - Málaga - The citadel surrenders and Isabella and Ferdinand enter into Málaga in triumph. They summon Christopher Columbus and grant him another 4,000 maravedis, but inform him that they are busy with the wars against the moors for the moment
May 1(?), 1486 - Loja - Accusing Boabdil of breaking the two-year truce and being allied with El Zagal, Ferdinand II marches on Loja with Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
June 15(?), 1486 - Illora - The Catholic Monarchs arrive at Illora. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is there to receive them
April 7, 1487 - Córdoba - The "Spanish" Army of 12,000 horse and 40,000 infantrymen leaves Córdoba
April 17, 1487 - Vélez-Málaga - The "Spanish" Army reaches Vélez-Málaga
April 27, 1487 - Málaga - The City capitulates on condition that the lives of the people would be spared, and they would keep their property and religion
May 7, 1487 - Bezmiliana, E. of Málaga - Advance to Bezmiliana
August 13, 1487 - Málaga - Málaga surrenders!
August 18, 1487 - Málaga - The citadel surrenders and Isabella and Ferdinand enter into Málaga in triumph. They summon Christopher Columbus and grant him another 4,000 maravedis, but inform him that they are busy with the wars against the moors for the moment
September 20, 1487 - Córdoba - The Court settles in Córdoba until October 17th
October 15, 1487 - Córdoba - Columbus receives 4,000 maravedis from the Catholic Monarchs
March 4, 1488 - Valencia - The Catholic Monarchs arrive in Valencia for the Cortes
April 15(?), 1488 - Murcia - The Catholic Monarchs arrive in Murcia
June 6, 1488 - Murcia(?) - Departs for Andalucia
June 10, 1488 - Vera - Vera surrenders to Ferdinand II of Aragón without a fight
March 14, 1489 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from King Henry VII of England
March 14, 1489 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from King Henry VII of England
April 13, 1489 - Córdoba - The Catholic Monarchs return to Córdoba
May 22, 1489 - Jaén - Columbus meets the Court in Jaén
May 27, 1489 - Jaén - Departs to conquer Baza
June(?) 1(?), 1489 - Baza - Ferdinand II besieges Baza
December 4, 1489 - Baza - Baza falls after a six-month siege
January 4, 1490 - Jaén - The Catholic Monarchs return to Jaén after taking possession of Almeria and Guadix
February 1(?), 1490 - Seville - The Catholic Monarchs return to Seville
April 18, 1490 - Seville - Marriage of his eldest daughter, D.Isabel, with the Prince D.Afonso, heir son of King John II of Portugal
October 1(?), 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - Boabdil sues for peace. His delegate to Isabella and Ferdinand II is granted a 70-day truce, during which time the conditions for the surrender of Granada were to be drafted. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is one of the two selected to conduct the negotiations for Castile and Aragón
November 25, 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - The "Capitulations of Santa Fé" are drawn up. The moors are permitted to keep their mosques. Their cortes would come under the jurisfiction of Castillian magistrates, but a guarantee was given that their laws would be respected. If they wished to go to Africa, ships would be provided for them, but those who chose to remain in Granada were allowed to follow their trades.
January 2, 1492 - Santa Fé, near Granada - A party of churchmen and knights rides from Santa Fé to Granada to take possession of the city in the name of Spain
January 6, 1492 - Granada - The Catholic Monarchs make their entry into Granada
March 31, 1492 - Granada - The Alhambra Decree is issued by the Catholic Monarchs, ordering the expulsion of practicing jews from the Kingdoms of Castille and Aragón and its territories and possession by 31-7-1492
June 1(?), 1492 - Guadalupe, E. of Cáceres, Spain - With the Court at Guadalupe
August 1(?), 1492 - Córdoba - The Court goes into mouring for the Marqués of Cádiz
December 7, 1492 - Barcelona - Ferdinand is gravely wounded by a farmer peasant, Juan de Canyamars, who attacks him in the neck with a machete-like farmer's knife. Only his heavy gold chain saves his life
April 16, 1493 - Barcelona - The Catholic Monarchs give Christopher Columbus a cermonious welcome and listen to his account of his voyage
June 13, 1495 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until August 12th
July 12, 1495 - Almazán, Soria - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from Maximilian of Austria
September 22, 1495 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until May 9th, 1497
October 20, 1496 - (While in Burgos) - In Trier, Juana la Loca (Joanna the Mad) marries Philip the Handsome
December 19, 1496 - Burgos - Cardinal Carvajal announces to Isabella and Ferdinand that Pope Alexander VI granted them the title of "Catholic Monarchs"
April 3, 1497 - Burgos - Prince Juan marries Margaret of Austria
October 1(?), 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - Boabdil sues for peace. His delegate to Isabella and Ferdinand II is granted a 70-day truce, during which time the conditions for the surrender of Granada were to be drafted. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is one of the two selected to conduct the negotiations for Castile and Aragón
November 25, 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - The "Capitulations of Santa Fé" are drawn up. The moors are permitted to keep their mosques. Their cortes would come under the jurisfiction of Castillian magistrates, but a guarantee was given that their laws would be respected. If they wished to go to Africa, ships would be provided for them, but those who chose to remain in Granada were allowed to follow their trades.
January 2, 1492 - Santa Fé, near Granada - A party of churchmen and knights rides from Santa Fé to Granada to take possession of the city in the name of Spain
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| Fall of Granada, January 6, 1492 |
March 31, 1492 - Granada - The Alhambra Decree is issued by the Catholic Monarchs, ordering the expulsion of practicing jews from the Kingdoms of Castille and Aragón and its territories and possession by 31-7-1492
June 1(?), 1492 - Guadalupe, E. of Cáceres, Spain - With the Court at Guadalupe
August 1(?), 1492 - Córdoba - The Court goes into mouring for the Marqués of Cádiz
December 7, 1492 - Barcelona - Ferdinand is gravely wounded by a farmer peasant, Juan de Canyamars, who attacks him in the neck with a machete-like farmer's knife. Only his heavy gold chain saves his life
April 16, 1493 - Barcelona - The Catholic Monarchs give Christopher Columbus a cermonious welcome and listen to his account of his voyage
June 13, 1495 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until August 12th
July 12, 1495 - Almazán, Soria - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from Maximilian of Austria
September 22, 1495 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until May 9th, 1497
October 20, 1496 - (While in Burgos) - In Trier, Juana la Loca (Joanna the Mad) marries Philip the Handsome
December 19, 1496 - Burgos - Cardinal Carvajal announces to Isabella and Ferdinand that Pope Alexander VI granted them the title of "Catholic Monarchs"
April 3, 1497 - Burgos - Prince Juan marries Margaret of Austria
April 23, 1497 - Burgos - Cristopher Columbus, returned from his second voyage to the New World, is received by the Catholic Kings at the house of the Constables of Castile, who confirm all his privileges
May 5(?), 1497 - Burgos - Ferdinand and Isabella write from Burgos, congratulating "our captain general in the Kingdom of Naples" on the completion of his task and ordering him to return to Spain
June 1(?), 1497 - Medina del Campo - Secret Letter to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
June 13, 1497 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs issue the ordinance of Medina del Campo, creating a money system based on the copper maravedí, creating the peso of 34 maravedis.
October 4, 1497 - Salamanca - The Prince of Asturias dies in his father's arms, aged 19
March 16, 1498 - Alcalá de Henares - The Cortes for Toledo are summoned
April 29, 1498 - Toledo - Cortes of Toledo
September(?) 1(?), 1498(?) - Zaragoza - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba arrives in Spain and goes directly to Zaragoza, where he is met by nobles, prelates, courtiers and a great multitude who escorts him to the palace where King Ferdinand was waiting for him. He is embraced and praised by both Catholic Monarchs
January 1(?), 1499 - Ocaña - Cortes of Ocaña
May 5(?), 1497 - Burgos - Ferdinand and Isabella write from Burgos, congratulating "our captain general in the Kingdom of Naples" on the completion of his task and ordering him to return to Spain
June 1(?), 1497 - Medina del Campo - Secret Letter to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
June 13, 1497 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs issue the ordinance of Medina del Campo, creating a money system based on the copper maravedí, creating the peso of 34 maravedis.
October 4, 1497 - Salamanca - The Prince of Asturias dies in his father's arms, aged 19
March 16, 1498 - Alcalá de Henares - The Cortes for Toledo are summoned
April 29, 1498 - Toledo - Cortes of Toledo
September(?) 1(?), 1498(?) - Zaragoza - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba arrives in Spain and goes directly to Zaragoza, where he is met by nobles, prelates, courtiers and a great multitude who escorts him to the palace where King Ferdinand was waiting for him. He is embraced and praised by both Catholic Monarchs
January 1(?), 1499 - Ocaña - Cortes of Ocaña
May 21, 1499 - Ocaña(?) - The Catholic Monarchs name Francisco de Bobadilla as a judge with orders to investigate reports from Hispaniola
January 10, 1500 - Seville - The Catholic Monarchs write Fernández de Córdoba asking why he was delaying his departure for Sicily with an armada prepared to assist the Pope and the Venetians against the Turks
March 8, 1500 - Huejar - Fall of Huejar - King Ferdinand sends instructions that the entire garrison was to be put to the sword, the women and children sold as slaves in Granada, and the attacking army left free to pillage
March 18, 1500 - Lanjarón - King Ferdinand personally leads the assault to Lanjarón. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba asks to make 33 hostages, but can't do anything as the rest has the same destiny as the garrison of Huejar
January 10, 1500 - Seville - The Catholic Monarchs write Fernández de Córdoba asking why he was delaying his departure for Sicily with an armada prepared to assist the Pope and the Venetians against the Turks
March 8, 1500 - Huejar - Fall of Huejar - King Ferdinand sends instructions that the entire garrison was to be put to the sword, the women and children sold as slaves in Granada, and the attacking army left free to pillage
March 18, 1500 - Lanjarón - King Ferdinand personally leads the assault to Lanjarón. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba asks to make 33 hostages, but can't do anything as the rest has the same destiny as the garrison of Huejar
December 17, 1500 - Granada - Columbus is received by the Catholic Monarchs, who are surprised by his fragile condition and potentially unfair situation. The Catholic Monarchs are saddened by his change of fortune and exonerate him
July 18, 1501 - (While in Granada) - In Brussels, Joanna the Mad gives birth to Infanta (Princess) Isabella
July 18, 1501 - (While in Granada) - In Brussels, Joanna the Mad gives birth to Infanta (Princess) Isabella
September 3, 1501 - Granada - The Catholic Monarchs appoint Nicolás de Ovando to replace Bobadilla as Governor and Captain-General of the Indies
September 16, 1501 - Granada - Letter to Nicolás de Ovando with instructions
May 7, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad arrive from Flanders to be sworn and appointed heirs to the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
May 22, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad are sworn Princes at the Cortes of Toledo
May 29(?), 1502 - Zaragoza - A week later the Princes are sworn in Aragon
September 13, 1502 - (While in Zaragoza?) - King Ferdinand declares WAR against France!
January 20, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - The Catholic Monarchs establish the Secretary of Indian Affairs (Casa de Contratación) at Seville, which later became the Supreme Council of the Indies
January 24, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Ferdinand departs to Zaragoza
April 2, 1503 - Zaragoza - Aragonese Cortes - The king tries to obtain more armed men to make war with France
April 4, 1503 - Bujaraloz - Ferdinand names the captains of his army, among them his son
September 15, 1503 - (While in Girona?) - The french besiege Salses (Salses-le-Château), near Perpignan
October 13, 1503 - Girona - Ferdinand gathers an army of up to 12,000 horsemen and 40,000 infantrymen at Girona
October 19, 1503 - Perpignan, France - Ferdinand and his army reach Perpignan. When the french Marshal sees the size of the spanish army, decides to burn his tents and withraw to the border
November 20(?), 1503 - Salses-le-Château, near Perpignan, France - The siege of Salses is lifted. The spanish army pursues the french and sacks a few towns
December 20, 1503 - Medina del Campo - Ferdinand returns to Medina del Campo from Perpignan
January 31, 1504 - (While in Medina del Campo?) - Treaty of Lyon: France cedes Naples to Ferdinand II of Aragon, who becomes King of Naples as Ferdinand III.
April 10, 1504 - Mejorada de Olmedo - The Catholic Monarchs spend Easter at Mejorada de Olmedo
July 1(?), 1504 - Medina del Campo - Both Isabella and Ferdinand fall ill with fevers
September 13, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand issue a Royal warrant for the construction of the Capilla Real (Royal Chapel)
September 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - While Ferdinand recovers, Isabella had barely recovered when she is hit again by fevers and chills - she was noticeably worse. Ferdinand writes to his ambassador in Flanders to "Keep secret what I am about to tell you. No living person apart from the princess and the prince should know. [...] I have not wanted to write about the illness and indisposition of the serene Queen, my very dear and much loved wife, before because I thought that our Lord would give her health... but given what has happened and her current state, I am very fearful ...our Lord might take her".
November 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella of Castile dies, aged 53. Ferdinand formally renounces his title as king of Castile, and instead becomes "gobernador" of the kingdom, as a way to become regent
January 1(?), 1505 - Toro - Cortes of Toro
September 16, 1501 - Granada - Letter to Nicolás de Ovando with instructions
May 7, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad arrive from Flanders to be sworn and appointed heirs to the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
May 22, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad are sworn Princes at the Cortes of Toledo
May 29(?), 1502 - Zaragoza - A week later the Princes are sworn in Aragon
September 13, 1502 - (While in Zaragoza?) - King Ferdinand declares WAR against France!
January 20, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - The Catholic Monarchs establish the Secretary of Indian Affairs (Casa de Contratación) at Seville, which later became the Supreme Council of the Indies
January 24, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Ferdinand departs to Zaragoza
April 2, 1503 - Zaragoza - Aragonese Cortes - The king tries to obtain more armed men to make war with France
April 4, 1503 - Bujaraloz - Ferdinand names the captains of his army, among them his son
September 15, 1503 - (While in Girona?) - The french besiege Salses (Salses-le-Château), near Perpignan
October 13, 1503 - Girona - Ferdinand gathers an army of up to 12,000 horsemen and 40,000 infantrymen at Girona
October 19, 1503 - Perpignan, France - Ferdinand and his army reach Perpignan. When the french Marshal sees the size of the spanish army, decides to burn his tents and withraw to the border
November 20(?), 1503 - Salses-le-Château, near Perpignan, France - The siege of Salses is lifted. The spanish army pursues the french and sacks a few towns
December 20, 1503 - Medina del Campo - Ferdinand returns to Medina del Campo from Perpignan
January 31, 1504 - (While in Medina del Campo?) - Treaty of Lyon: France cedes Naples to Ferdinand II of Aragon, who becomes King of Naples as Ferdinand III.
April 10, 1504 - Mejorada de Olmedo - The Catholic Monarchs spend Easter at Mejorada de Olmedo
July 1(?), 1504 - Medina del Campo - Both Isabella and Ferdinand fall ill with fevers
September 13, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand issue a Royal warrant for the construction of the Capilla Real (Royal Chapel)
September 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - While Ferdinand recovers, Isabella had barely recovered when she is hit again by fevers and chills - she was noticeably worse. Ferdinand writes to his ambassador in Flanders to "Keep secret what I am about to tell you. No living person apart from the princess and the prince should know. [...] I have not wanted to write about the illness and indisposition of the serene Queen, my very dear and much loved wife, before because I thought that our Lord would give her health... but given what has happened and her current state, I am very fearful ...our Lord might take her".
November 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella of Castile dies, aged 53. Ferdinand formally renounces his title as king of Castile, and instead becomes "gobernador" of the kingdom, as a way to become regent
January 1(?), 1505 - Toro - Cortes of Toro
May 1(?), 1505 - Segovia - Audience to Christopher Columbus
November 24, 1505 - Salamanca - Cortes of Salamanca - Treaty of Salamanca - Ferdinand of Aragón and Philip the Handsome are recognized as co-regents of Castile in Joanna's name
January 1(?), 1506 - (While in Salamanca) - Philip and Joanna are caught in a tempest and shipwrecked off the Dorset Coast. In France, Germaine of Foix and her train depart to Spain in the snow =(crossofburgundyflag)
February 5, 1506 - Salamanca - The Cortes of Salamanca are opened again
March 22, 1506 - Dueñas, Palencia - Ferdinand II of Aragón marries 18-year-old Germaine of Foix, King Louis XII's niece
April 28, 1506 - (While in Valladolid) - Philip the Handsome and Joanna land at A Coruña, with a body of german mercenaries
June 20, 1506 - Benavente, Zamora - A meeting between Ferdinand of Aragón and Philip the Handsome begins, mediated by Cardinal Cisneros
June 27, 1506 - Benavente, Zamora - Treaty of Villafáfila - The treaty recognized the incapacity of Joanna the Mad to reign on her own as Queen of Castile
July 9, 1506 - Valladolid - Cortes of Valladolid
August 22, 1506 - Zaragoza - Instructions to mint gold coins with his bust as "King of Aragon"
September 1(?), 1506 - Barcelona - King Ferdinand departs to visit Naples
September 25, 1506 - (While sailing to Naples) - In Burgos, Philip I the Handsome dies of typhoid fever, aged 28
November 7, 1506 - Naples, Italy - King Ferdinand arrives in Naples
June 4, 1507 - Naples - King Ferdinand departs to french-held port of Savona
June 29, 1507 - Savona, near Genoa - Ferdinand reaches Savona, where french King Louis XII is waiting for him
July 25(?), 1507 - Valencia - King Ferdinand returns to Spain
February 1(?), 1508 - (While in Burgos?) - War of the League of Cambrai breaks out. Spain renews conflict with France
March 22, 1508 - Burgos - King Ferdinand makes Amerigo Vespucci chief-pilot of Spain at a large salary and commissions him to found a school of navigation to standardize and modernize navigation techniques used by Iberian sea captains exploring the world
March 30, 1508 - (While in Burgos?) - Orders the mint of gold coins with his bust in Mallorca
May 22, 1508 - (While in Burgos?) - Letter to his nephew the Count of Ribagorza, then Viceroy of Naples, reprimanding him for not responding to a papal brief that infringed upon his royal authority by hanging the clerk who delivered it
October 28, 1508 - Seville - Ferdinand and Germaine of Foix make their entrance into Seville
December 10, 1508 - (While in Seville(?)) - The League of Cambrai is formed between the Republic of Venice, Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roma Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon
May 3, 1509 - Valladolid - First child with Germaine of Foix, Prince Juan of Girona, is born, but dies hours later
June 10, 1509 - Valladolid - Letter to the Pope
June 11, 1509 - (While in Valladolid) - Katherine of Aragon marries the King of England, Henry VIII, in Greenwich
August 14, 1509 - (While in Valladolid(?)) - King Ferdinand II confirms Ponce de León as Governor of Puerto Rico
November 28, 1509 - Mansilla - Letter to his daughter Katherine of Aragon
July 21, 1511 - Burgos(?) - (Royal decree in which King Ferdinand II of Aragón communicates to Ponce de León the decision of the Council to return to Diego Colón the governance of the island of Puerto Rico and therefore, leave him without the governance of it. The King in response to this legal decision and in payment for the good services provided by Ponce de León during his government decides to compensate him with the governance of another island that is not within the jurisdiction of Diego Columbus
November 17, 1511 - (While in Burgos(?)) - Treaty of Westminster with King Henry VIII of England
November 24, 1505 - Salamanca - Cortes of Salamanca - Treaty of Salamanca - Ferdinand of Aragón and Philip the Handsome are recognized as co-regents of Castile in Joanna's name
January 1(?), 1506 - (While in Salamanca) - Philip and Joanna are caught in a tempest and shipwrecked off the Dorset Coast. In France, Germaine of Foix and her train depart to Spain in the snow =(crossofburgundyflag)
February 5, 1506 - Salamanca - The Cortes of Salamanca are opened again
March 22, 1506 - Dueñas, Palencia - Ferdinand II of Aragón marries 18-year-old Germaine of Foix, King Louis XII's niece
April 28, 1506 - (While in Valladolid) - Philip the Handsome and Joanna land at A Coruña, with a body of german mercenaries
June 20, 1506 - Benavente, Zamora - A meeting between Ferdinand of Aragón and Philip the Handsome begins, mediated by Cardinal Cisneros
June 27, 1506 - Benavente, Zamora - Treaty of Villafáfila - The treaty recognized the incapacity of Joanna the Mad to reign on her own as Queen of Castile
July 9, 1506 - Valladolid - Cortes of Valladolid
August 22, 1506 - Zaragoza - Instructions to mint gold coins with his bust as "King of Aragon"
September 1(?), 1506 - Barcelona - King Ferdinand departs to visit Naples
September 25, 1506 - (While sailing to Naples) - In Burgos, Philip I the Handsome dies of typhoid fever, aged 28
November 7, 1506 - Naples, Italy - King Ferdinand arrives in Naples
June 4, 1507 - Naples - King Ferdinand departs to french-held port of Savona
June 29, 1507 - Savona, near Genoa - Ferdinand reaches Savona, where french King Louis XII is waiting for him
July 25(?), 1507 - Valencia - King Ferdinand returns to Spain
February 1(?), 1508 - (While in Burgos?) - War of the League of Cambrai breaks out. Spain renews conflict with France
March 22, 1508 - Burgos - King Ferdinand makes Amerigo Vespucci chief-pilot of Spain at a large salary and commissions him to found a school of navigation to standardize and modernize navigation techniques used by Iberian sea captains exploring the world
March 30, 1508 - (While in Burgos?) - Orders the mint of gold coins with his bust in Mallorca
May 22, 1508 - (While in Burgos?) - Letter to his nephew the Count of Ribagorza, then Viceroy of Naples, reprimanding him for not responding to a papal brief that infringed upon his royal authority by hanging the clerk who delivered it
October 28, 1508 - Seville - Ferdinand and Germaine of Foix make their entrance into Seville
December 10, 1508 - (While in Seville(?)) - The League of Cambrai is formed between the Republic of Venice, Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roma Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon
May 3, 1509 - Valladolid - First child with Germaine of Foix, Prince Juan of Girona, is born, but dies hours later
June 10, 1509 - Valladolid - Letter to the Pope
June 11, 1509 - (While in Valladolid) - Katherine of Aragon marries the King of England, Henry VIII, in Greenwich
August 14, 1509 - (While in Valladolid(?)) - King Ferdinand II confirms Ponce de León as Governor of Puerto Rico
November 28, 1509 - Mansilla - Letter to his daughter Katherine of Aragon
July 21, 1511 - Burgos(?) - (Royal decree in which King Ferdinand II of Aragón communicates to Ponce de León the decision of the Council to return to Diego Colón the governance of the island of Puerto Rico and therefore, leave him without the governance of it. The King in response to this legal decision and in payment for the good services provided by Ponce de León during his government decides to compensate him with the governance of another island that is not within the jurisdiction of Diego Columbus
November 17, 1511 - (While in Burgos(?)) - Treaty of Westminster with King Henry VIII of England
February 23, 1512 - Burgos - Ferdinand II of Aragón strips Ponce de León of his title as Governor, however, he grants a royal contract that gives him 3 years to look for the "Island of Biminy", north of Cuba
March 1(?), 1512 - (While in Burgos(?)) - Ferdinand II of Aragón declares WAR to France!
August 12, 1512 - Logroño - Ferdinand goes to Logroño to direct the operations against Tudela and Estella
October(?) 1(?), 1512 - Tudela(?) - As the situation in Italy calms down, King Ferdinand cancels the expedition and the soldiers return home. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba returns to Loja a broken man
October 4, 1512 - Tudela - Ferdinand enters into the conquered city of Tudela
March 1(?), 1513 - Medina del Campo - Ferdinand falls sick. He never fully recovers
March 23, 1513 - (While in Medina del Campo(?)) - The Cortes of Navarre formally acknowledge the absorption of the Kingdom into the Crown of Castile
May 1, 1513 - Valladolid - Triumphal entry into Valladolid
June 11, 1515 - Burgos - Cortes of Burgos
September 1(?), 1515 - Calatayud, SW of Zaragoza - Spends one month in Calatayud at the Aragonese Cortes
October 1(?), 1515 - Plasencia, Extremadura, W. Spain - Moves to Plasencia
December 1(?), 1515 - Plasencia - Departs to Madrigalejo, Extremadura
March 1(?), 1512 - (While in Burgos(?)) - Ferdinand II of Aragón declares WAR to France!
August 12, 1512 - Logroño - Ferdinand goes to Logroño to direct the operations against Tudela and Estella
October(?) 1(?), 1512 - Tudela(?) - As the situation in Italy calms down, King Ferdinand cancels the expedition and the soldiers return home. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba returns to Loja a broken man
October 4, 1512 - Tudela - Ferdinand enters into the conquered city of Tudela
March 1(?), 1513 - Medina del Campo - Ferdinand falls sick. He never fully recovers
March 23, 1513 - (While in Medina del Campo(?)) - The Cortes of Navarre formally acknowledge the absorption of the Kingdom into the Crown of Castile
May 1, 1513 - Valladolid - Triumphal entry into Valladolid
June 11, 1515 - Burgos - Cortes of Burgos
September 1(?), 1515 - Calatayud, SW of Zaragoza - Spends one month in Calatayud at the Aragonese Cortes
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December 1(?), 1515 - Plasencia - Departs to Madrigalejo, Extremadura
December 24, 1515 - Plasencia - Bartolomé de las Casas visits the ill King Ferdinand to discuss the situation in the Indies
January 6, 1516 - Trujillo - Spends "Day of Kings" (January 6th) in Trujillo
January 13, 1516 - Madrigalejo, Extremadura - Arrives at Madrigalejo, Extremadura
January 21, 1516 - Madrigalejo - Germaine of Foix arrives at Madrigalejo after presiding to the Cortes of Aragon in place of the sick King
January 22, 1516 - Madrigalejo - Last Will and Testament
January 6, 1516 - Trujillo - Spends "Day of Kings" (January 6th) in Trujillo
January 13, 1516 - Madrigalejo, Extremadura - Arrives at Madrigalejo, Extremadura
January 21, 1516 - Madrigalejo - Germaine of Foix arrives at Madrigalejo after presiding to the Cortes of Aragon in place of the sick King
January 22, 1516 - Madrigalejo - Last Will and Testament
January 23, 1516 - Madrigalejo, Extremadura - Ferdinand II of Aragón dies, aged 63 =(END)
Bibliography
PURCELL, Mary - "The great captain: Fernández de Córdoba", 1962
TREMLETT, Giles - "Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen", 2017
TREMLETT, Giles - "Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen", 2017
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