Decisions without Alternatives? The Establishment of the Spanish Inquisition during the Reign of the Catholic Monarchs (C12 [B03])

对西班牙历史的调查经常将天主教君主的统治视为中世纪和现代之间的过渡，这为西班牙在全球范围内的统治铺平了道路。在这一背景下，该项目探讨的问题是，这一所谓的突破性转变是否伴随着不同部门的不同决策文化。分析的重点是出现了一个系统的不同委员会在法院，以及困难的起源探险计划的克里斯托弗哥伦布，谁互动与各种专家和决策者之前，最终实现了他的目标，皇家赞同他的计划。

Surveys on Spanish history often present the rule of the Catholic monarchs as marking the transition between the middle ages and the modern period, which paved the way to Spanish dominance on a global scale. Against this backdrop, the project addresses the question of whether this allegedly ground-breaking transition was accompanied by different cultures of decision-making in various segments. The analysis is focussed on the emergence of a system of different councils at court, as well as on the difficult genesis of the expedition planned by Christopher Columbus, who interacted with various experts and decision makers before finally achieving his goal, the royal endorsement of his plans.