The first step that they took was to limit aristocratic influence in monarchical happenings, so they instead chose landowners to serve on the councils and serve the legislative and consultative purposes of the Spanish monarchy. This helped to centralize the power in the government by making the commoners have an influence in society, instead of only having the wealthy nobility being in charge of everything, which probably helped bridge the gap between the nobility and the commoners. Ferdinand and Isabella also got the approval from Pope Alexander VI to have the right to choose their own bishops for their churches, as well as to make churches in Hispanic America, which then led to the development of a national church in Spain. Due to the social power of the aristocracy combined with the power of the church, the revenue from the church estates was used to purchase some of the smaller Spanish nation states, thus working towards a unified
The first step that they took was to limit aristocratic influence in monarchical happenings, so they instead chose landowners to serve on the councils and serve the legislative and consultative purposes of the Spanish monarchy. This helped to centralize the power in the government by making the commoners have an influence in society, instead of only having the wealthy nobility being in charge of everything, which probably helped bridge the gap between the nobility and the commoners. Ferdinand and Isabella also got the approval from Pope Alexander VI to have the right to choose their own bishops for their churches, as well as to make churches in Hispanic America, which then led to the development of a national church in Spain. Due to the social power of the aristocracy combined with the power of the church, the revenue from the church estates was used to purchase some of the smaller Spanish nation states, thus working towards a unified