Treaty of Medina del Campo

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1. 1488–1489Medina del Campo · CastileTo consolidate the newly established Tudor regime and seek diplomatic support and trade interests against France, Henry VII sent envoys to negotiate with Ferdinand and Isabella. Medina del Campo was then an important commercial and diplomatic gathering place in Castile.
2. 1489Medina del Campo · Medina del CampoThe treaty was formally signed; its core provisions included: establishing the betrothal of Prince Arthur, Prince of Wales, to Catherine of Aragon with a generous dowry; preferential tariffs for English merchants trading in Castile; and both sides pledging coordinated action on French matters. The treaty fixed the framework for long-term diplomatic cooperation between the two kingdoms in writing.
3. 1489–1501England and Castile · Iberian PeninsulaAfter signing, the treaty became a cornerstone of Anglo-Spanish relations. Arthur and Catherine married in 1501; though she later remarried Henry VIII after Arthur's early death, the marriage and trade networks established by the treaty profoundly shaped the 16th-century Anglo-French-Spanish triangular diplomacy.