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Isabella I (1451-1504) ruled Castile from 1474 until her death and governed alongside her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon. Their forces captured Granada in 1492, ending the last Muslim-ruled state on the Iberian Peninsula, and Isabella supported Christopher Columbus's first Atlantic voyage that same...
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State-building and Columbus patronage praised, but Inquisition, expulsions, and conquest legacy heavily contested.
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Ferdinand II was king of Aragon from 1479 to 1516 and ruled dynastic Spain jointly with his wife, Isabella I of Castile. Their marriage linked the crowns of Aragon and Castile while preserving their separate laws and institutions. Their forces completed the conquest of Granada in 1492, and they spon...
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Dynastic unifier and strategist, but Machiavellian reputation, Inquisition support, and expulsions complicate legacy.
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