Council of Aragon

The Council of Aragon, officially, the Royal and Supreme Council of Aragon (Spanish: Real y Supremo Consejo de Aragón; Aragonese: Consello d'Aragón; Catalan: Consell Suprem d'Aragó), was a ruling body and key part of the domestic government of the Spanish Empire in Europe, second only to the monarch himself.

[1][2] The Council of Aragon was the result of the composite nature of the Spanish Empire, composed of individual kingdoms ruled by a common king but each retaining their own laws, customs, and government.

Much of Council's members were drawn from the letrados, the lawyer-class on which Ferdinand and Isabella had relied on for administrative organization of their lands.

Through the Council of Aragon the king was able to oversee territories he could not visit and interact with the natives of these lands.

In addition, there was no effort to establish a common government or promote economic and commercial ties between the various provinces.