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描述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。在此背景下，该项目解决的问题是，这一据称具有开创性的过渡是否伴随着不同部门的不同决策文化。分析的重点是宫廷中不同委员会制度的出现，以及克里斯托弗·哥伦布计划的探险的艰难起源，哥伦布在最终实现他的目标--王室对他的计划的认可之前，与各种专家和决策者进行了互动。

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.