Group of realms · 1475–1515
Personal union of Crown of Aragon with Crown of Castile
Personal union of Crown of Aragon with Crown of Castile brings together several realms, from 1475 to 1515. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1512, its lands covered about 761,000 km².
One of the realms of Spanish Empire. Spain's empire grew from the union of Castile and Aragon under Isabella and Ferdinand, who in 1492 conquered Granada and sponsored Columbus's first voyage. Within two generations conquistadors toppled the Aztec and Inca empires, and silver from Potosí and Zacatecas paid for Habsburg wars across Europe, where Charles V and Philip II also ruled the Netherlands, much of Italy and, from 1580 to 1640, Portugal.
See Personal union of Crown of Aragon with Crown of Castile on the map in 1512
- On the map
- 1475–1515
- Greatest extent
- 1512, about 761,000 km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1475–1481 | 524,259 km² |
| 1482–1486 | 516,710 km² |
| 1487–1491 | 529,874 km² |
| 1492–1496 | 543,108 km² |
| 1497–1501 | 568,664 km² |
| 1502–1506 | 573,626 km² |
| 1507–1511 | 705,242 km² |
| 1512–1515 | 761,000 km² |
Related
- Spanish Empire empire