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- Together with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, she politically and religiously united Spain, routed the last Muslim stronghold in western Europe, and launched the age of exploration by backing Christopher Columbus. His voyages would lay the foundation for what would become the Spanish Empire.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Isabella I, queen of Castile (1474–1504) and of Aragon (1479–1504), ruling the two kingdoms jointly from 1479 with her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon. Their rule effected the permanent union of Spain and the beginning of an overseas empire in the New World, led by Christopher Columbus under Isabella’s sponsorship.
May 31, 2022 · Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain. The Kingdom of Spain charts its origin in the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469. Their union, and their rule, triggered a war that forged the modern world. May 31, 2022 • By Charles J. Lockett, MA in Politics, BA in History and Politics. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon ...
Mar 28, 2019 · Together with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, she politically and religiously united Spain, routed the last Muslim stronghold in western Europe, and launched the age of exploration by backing...
Mar 7, 2024 · When royal cousins Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile married, they ushered in an era of sweeping change — not only for Spain, but also for the entire globe. They brought an end to...
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Aug 11, 2021 · Columbus had sailed representing the Spanish Crown, and King Ferdinand II of Spain, king of Aragon (r. 1479-1516), and his wife Queen Isabella I of Castile (r. 1474-1504) were keen to claim this new land for themselves and block out any competition from European rivals.
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Jan 16, 2015 · Spain’s Isabella: the lethal queen who changed the world. She funded Christopher Columbus’s voyages of discovery, instituted the brutal inquisition, and was a pioneer in promoting education of...
Apr 3, 2023 · Vanessa Rocha. April 3, 2023. Share This Post. If you’ve ever travelled to Spain, or read up on Spanish history, then you’ll have come across Isabella and Ferdinand. They are said to be the unifying monarchs of Spain, but what exactly did they do? How did they unify Spain? What made them so iconic?