As one of their first acts after end of the War of the Castilian Succession in 1479, Ferdinand and Isabella established the centrally organized and efficient Holy Brotherhood (Santa Hermandad) as a national police force. They adapted an existing brotherhood to the purpose of a general police acting under officials appointed by themselves, and endowed with great powers of summary jurisdiction even in capital cases. The original brotherhoods continued to serve as modest local police-units until their final suppression in 1835. COUNT 5
QSN1 What war ended in 1479? ANS1 War of the Castilian Succession QSN2 Who formed Spain's first national police force? ANS2 Ferdinand and Isabella QSN3 What was Spain's first national police force called, in Spanish? ANS3 Santa Hermandad QSN4 What does Santa Hermandad mean? ANS4 Holy Brotherhood QSN5 When did Spain suppress local police units? ANS5 1835