Isabella I of Castile

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Of course, these would be the children of the 1490s. Columbus faced numerous difficulties and rejections. He was land-zoned by Portugal and twice by Italy before Spain decided to invest. However, the Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon put him on hold until 1492, due to the Reconquista. The Santa Maria, Pinta, and Niña left Spain in August of 1492, heading for China and India. In contradiction to his plans, the ships end up in the Bahamas…

Revolution in 1789. Marriage was one of the Monarchies best tactics regardless of what country, often leading to acquisitions and allies. The next generation Louis XII married Anne of Brittany and added the duchy of Brittany. His successor Francis I appointed power of the appointment and policies of the church to the Crown in 1516. (John P. McKay 2015,…

Throughout world history there have been many historical marvel figures that have paved the road, received a bountiful of achievements and life altering roles that Christopher Columbus has acquired prior to his expedition period. Born in provincial Republic of Genoa, Italy, on October 31, 1451, Christoforo Colombo, also known as Christopher Columbus, is one of the most renowned explorer in history. Columbus is one of the oldest children out of his two siblings. At the time where socioeconomic is…

King Henry’s first wife was Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and widow of Henry’s brother; she was a very righteous and devout catholic, who was greatly loved by her people. Catherine and Henry were married in 1509, and the subsequent pregnancies followed suit; in a tragic…

focus to a completely different geographical area. This case study is in early modern Spain, specifically the Inquisition, and some of the ways they punished people. The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Its main purpose was to maintain the catholic orthodoxy in the realms of Spain. The inquisition was under direct control of the monarchy, and it was abolished in 1834. Because it existed during such a…

Modern society depicts the diversity of cultures that were influenced by the Columbian Exchange. Would the world be the same way if it had never occurred? In 1492, Christopher Columbus, Spanish explorer send by Queen Isabella to open new trade routes into Asia, accidentally took a wrong route and ended up in an unknown world occupied by Native Americans. Because of this marvelous encounter, he was able to spark one of the most revolutionary event that changed and continue to currently change the…

The Catalan independence movement is a political movement that emerged from Catalan nationalism that is mainly dedicated to the support of the independence of Catalonia from Spain and France. This feeling is brought by the dictatorial times of Franco who attempted to suppress the Catalan identity. To give a more geographical sense of Catalonia, it is a roughly triangular region in Spain's far northeast corner, which is separated by the Pyrenean mountains from southern France to which they share…

call you Bartholomew because I can’t just keep calling you journal. Today I am to marry Catherine of Aragon; she is the daughter of the Spanish King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile (Biography.com Editors). No doubt she is a rightful and good match for a man such as me. She was my brother’s wife; I gravely tell you that it has been a few years since his death. The poor lady was made a widow only after a few months of marriage to my elder brother. I have always looked up to…

Tim Carter ENGL 1302 George Edwards 10 October, 2016 Cheating Death in The Pit and the Pendulum In 1480, Ferdinand II from Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, initiated the mass genocide that is commonly known today as the Spanish Inquisition. These two catholic monarchs decided that anything not catholic needed to be purged from society to live true Christian lives. This resolution then became the foundation for them to sentence people to death for not being catholic or supporting progressive…

Henry the VIII may be known for his thick stature, his multiple wives and the search for an heir at all cost, but there is more to be known for the King of England and the time during his reign. Thanks to author Alison Weir who goes in to great detail of King Henry’s life, from how he decorated, what he ate, how he ruled, to his famous wives, and children. There was much more to King Henry, whom seemed to not have a dull moment. It was not just the fact that he ruled with an iron fist, but Henry…