The development of Spain included all the following EXCEPT
A) continued regionalism even after the unification of Aragon and Castile.
B) the strategic use of marriage for state development.
C) an extremely powerful church that came to dominate the state.
D) the creation of a Spanish identity based on purity of blood and religion.
E) a centuries-long campaign to expel the Muslims for the Iberian Peninsula.

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While the Catholic Church was certainly influential and powerful in Spain during this time period, it did not come to dominate the state in the way that it did in some other European countries. Instead, the Spanish state and the Catholic Church existed in a complex relationship of cooperation and conflict.

The Development of Spain Included All the Following EXCEPT