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How far was Spain unified by 1516?
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... How far was Spain unified by 1516? In 1469, Isabella of Castile, sister to the King of Castile married Ferdinand of Aragon, heir to the throne of Aragon, in a celebration that was "furtively arranged and incongruously celebrated." Their union, representing the union of Aragon and Castile, is often seen as a symbol of the union of Spain and their reign (up till 1515 - with the death of Ferdinand) the foundation of Spain as a united country and the head of a large empire. The extent to which their union and their reigns united Spain can be assessed on the basis of their religious, foreign, economic and administrative actions in both Aragon and Castile. However, one should note that despite the union of their persons, the bonds of union between Aragon and Castile were very tenuous during their reign; in fact, the two only gained a united constitution in 1715,
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