Carlos I y la Corona de Aragón

Abstract

On the occasion of the fifth centenary of the arrival of Charles of Habsburg to Spain and what it means for the change of the dynasty, we make this synthesis of his regency in the Crown of Aragon's lands, taking into account his condition of King of Castilla and emperor of Germany. This way, after a short institutional introduction of the regency of his predecessor, Ferdinand the Catholic, we review the family roots of Charles I and his ties with Aragon, Catalunya, Valencia and Mallorca. This way we explain from the moment when he swears as a monarch of a kingdom shared with his mother, Queen Joanna, to practically de moment of his death, with the creation of a new Government structure of the universal monarchy that is built from the constitution of Councils (Polysynody system), and referring particularly to a number of highlight aspects of his regency, with the curiosities of each territory. All this is exposed, without forgetting the internal conflicts of the Germanias that were simultaneous to those of de communities of Castilla and coinciding with the first moments of the new regency; the constant clashes with France and the protection of peninsular East Coast and of the Baleares Islands against the Turks and Muslims from north Africa, with the impact in the Moorish communities.