SPAIN

GOVERNMENT

Then

• 5 different kingdoms• A different King for

each Kingdom• Inquisition started by

Isabella to find heretics• Isabella and Ferdinand

made 200,000 Jews chose to convert or move

Now

• Prime minister• Only one ruler for all

of Spain• Freedom of religion• No laws against being

a religion other than Catholic

RELIGION

Then

• Christian• Used to tolerate other

religions• In 1478 Isabella and

Ferdinand started the Spanish inquisition

• In 1492 told 200,000 Jews to move or convert

• 150,000 chose to move

Now

• Mostly Catholic• Recent poll showed from

81-94% of Spanish population is Catholic

• Cathedrals and Churches are common in Spain

• 13,000-40,000 Jews live in Spain today

• About 1 million Muslims live in Spain today

ECONOMY

Then

• Treasure from Americas• Expelled Jews and

Muslims• Made Spain religiously

united nation• But it hurt Spain

economically• Many of Spain’s leaders

in business and trade were Jews or Muslims

Now• Exports primarily

manufactured goods• Export of semi-finished goods,

ships, cars, pharmaceuticals, electronic devices = 50% of total exports.

• Main export partners:-France 18% of total exports-Germany 15 %-China 9.6 % -Italy 8.5 %-Netherlands 5.9 %- United Kingdom-Portugal -United States

BORDERS/ALLIES

Borders• Along coast of the

Mediterranean Sea• Were 4 kingdoms on

Iberian Peninsula were ruled by Christians

• Kingdom of Portugal• Kingdom of Navarre• Kingdom of Castile (heir

to throne=Isabella)• Kingdom of Aragon

(heir to throne=Ferdinand)

Allies

• Germany• France• UK

TECHNOLOGY

Then

• Advancements in ship designs (Caravel)• Development in

navigational tools

Now

• Aerospace• Renewable energies• Water treatment• Rail• Biotechnology• Industrial machinery• Civil engineering• Obama presented Spain’s

success as model when he detailed administrations goals for our own system

NOTABLE PERSON (COLUMBUS)

• Born October 31, 1451• Died May 20, 1506• Born in Genoa, Italy• Died in Valladolid, Spain• Ferdinand and Isabella sponsored his voyage to

what turned out to be America• AKA: Cristoforo Colombo, Cristóbal Colón

LEGACIES

• Isabella and Ferdinand commissioned Columbus to sail• Started the Spanish Inquisition• Made the Iberian peninsula completely Christian• Conquered Granada• Drove all the Jews and Muslims out of Spain• Unified Spain

DECLINE OF KINGS

• Ferdinand died in 1516• Isabella died in 1504• After Isabella died Ferdinand ruled alone until his

death• After Ferdinand and Isabella died the unification

they had started to break because they were not alive anymore

CURRENT EVENT

• Alba Gonzalez Camacho, 21 years old• Posted messages on Twitter calling for a far-left

terrorist organization to return to arms and kill politicians• Spain’s national court convicted her of inciting

terror using Twitter.• First verdict of its kind, involving Twitter posts in

Spain

SOURCES

http://www.whatspain.com/spain-religion.htmlhttp://www.thespanisheconomy.com/stfls/tse/ficheros/2013/agosto/140509_Kingdom_of_Spain_REV_Def.pdf http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/theconquest.htm

SOURCES

• http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-columbus-9254209#awesm=~oECEnAOhUSmJGw• http://www.understandingprejudice.org/nativeiq/c

olumbus.htm www.slideshare.net/jodztitus/technological-advancements-in-the-15th-century