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Castile Isabella Support Towns Monarchs Secure Secured Key

Front How did the monarchs secure Castile ?
Back 1) Isabella secured support of key Grandees (nobles) such as the Mendozas through grants of land and titles

2) Isabella confirmed the privileges of local nobles, and of towns such as Toledo

3) Isabella used force against towns that held out (EG Cordoba)

4) Both F and I traveled around Castile drumming up support personaly

5) Ferdinand was very able when it came to military strategy

6) This was shown at the Battle of Toro 1476 against Alfonso of Portugal (fighting for Joanna's claim to Castile = decisive in ending the war of succession

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