Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic (Spanish-Isabel la Catolica) was a dominating figure in the history of Spain. She was born on April 22, 1451 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile, and died on November 26, 1504, in Medina del Campo, Spain. She became queen of two kingdoms, Castile(1474), and Aragon (1479), staying the queen of both, in a way, until her unfortunate, yet unavoidable, death. Her husband was Ferdinand II of Aragon, and her parents were John II of Castile, and Isabella of Portugal, who was actually John’s second wife. Her half brother became King Henry IV of Castile. Isabella played a role in many things that were of great importance. These include the formation of Spain through her marriage, the Reconquista, …show more content…
A quote from an article on Britannica.com says: “the two sovereigns were certainly united in aiming to end the long process of Reconquista by taking over the kingdom of Granada--the last Muslim stronghold in Spain.” The conquest of Granada began in 1482, lasting until 1492. The conquest was no easy win, and it lasted for a long time, also straining Castile’s finances. Some features of the campaign were medieval, and some of them were new. Isabella had a keen eye to the goings of war. She seems to have been responsible for improved methods of supply, and the establishment of a military hospital. In 1491 she and Ferdinand set up headquarters in Santa Fe, close to Granada, until Granada finally fell on January 2nd of the following …show more content…
It involved someone who nearly everyone past 6 years old knows the name of, or at least the rhyme related to him. Christopher Columbus. “Columbus visited her there to enlist support for the voyage that was to result in the European settlement of America.”(Britannica.com) To those who know more about Christopher Columbus than just his name, and the rhyme, the names Isabella and Ferdinand should seem familiar. Yes, this is that Isabella (and Ferdinand). The condition by which the voyage to discover a new way to the Indies were written up on April 17, 1492. The New World that was found and explored because of Isabella’s decision was adjoined to the land considered to be under the crown of Castile, like it has been done with previous discoveries in the Atlantic. If one were to follow the dots, it could be said that she caused the eradication of the practice of keeping slaves. If she hadn’t sponsored Christopher Columbus, he wouldn’t have discovered the New World. Then the colonies would not have been set up, America would not be the way it was when people began to fight the idea of slaves, and then there would still be slaves, from whenever people conquered each other’s lands. Wouldn’t that be just plain horrible? Except people as a whole wouldn’t really know that it would be horrible, because there has never been another way, another country/kingdom that they could see stop with slavery, and realize that
The English reconquest of Spain was a series of events leading to the Christian regaining the control of the Iberian Peninsula. During the time, the Christian and Islamic cultures had built off of each other, both economically and socially. Ferdinand II and his wife Isabella I where the catholic monarchs that played a key role in the success of the reconquest of the Peninsula. Their marriage was a political alliance between Argon and Castilian nobles as a way for them to unite. While their marriage was not for romance or love, the two did deeply care about each other and made quite the power couple, literally. As a team, Ferdinand and Isabella were able to gain control over Castile and keep fighting until their conquest was over. Ferdinand
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, and he discovered the new land and wrote a letter to Luis de Sant’ Angel in 1493.Columbus was telling Angel about the island that he landed on it.
The Influences of Sor Juana and Julia de Burgos Most every human being has encountered a time in their life when he or she has felt suppressed. However, not every person has stood up against the people and forces that have kept them oppressed. It takes a truly extraordinary person to stand up for themselves and to take a stand for the greater good of others. According to Clare Booth Luce: “courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.” The Mexican writer, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and the Puerto Rican writer, Julia de Burgos, acknowledged the fact that they were suppressed by the male gender.
This is Queen Isabella of Spain writing to inform you that King Ferdinand and I have upon received the letter you have written us. We must say how magnificent it is that after reading this letter of yours, since all your traveling to the world we are aware of the new land that you uphold. I must say so myself I am nothing but more than intrigued by your discoveries and I wish nothing but the best for you on other journeys you might want to encounter. Seems that when we sponsored this trip on your behalf we were assure that you would at least find what you already had in mind, that would have made a immeasurable of economic standpoints, which would have been, things
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain were the duo monarchs of the new nation of Spain, brought together by their families' lands of Argon and Castille. Ferdinand of Argon, son of John II of Argon, rose to power through his marriage to Isabella of Castille. Isabella of Castille was the daughter of King John I, of Castille. After King John I died, her older brother was the next heir I'm line, King Henry IV. When King Henry IV was seen unfit to rule by nobles, he was pushed aside to let his younger half-brother Alfonso take the throne. Fortunately, at least for Isabella, Alfonso soon after died of the plague, and had named her his successor in his will. This king and queen brought together their people firstly by completing the Reconquista, the expulsion of people practicing Muslim and Judism, to unify their nation under the religion of Roman Cathlioc. Although this couple's greatest achievement was their funding towards Christopher Columbus who ultimately found the New World. Through this, and their "claim" of it, Spain grew prostperous through the collection and mineing of silver and gold. This also lead to colonization and tr...
In 1492, Christopher Columbus was a self-made man who worked his way up to being the Captain of a merchant vessel. He gained the support of the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, for an expedition to the Indies. With the support of the Spanish monarchy, he set off to find a new and faster trade route to the Indies. Upon the arrival of his first voyage, Columbus wrote a letter to Luis de Santangel, a “royal official and an early supporter of his venture,” in February 1493 (35). The epistle, letter, entitled “Letter to Luis de Santangel Regarding the First Voyage” was copied and then distributed in Spain before being translated and spread throughout Europe. The Letter is held in such regard with the people as it is considered the first printed description of the new world. Through his description of the nature of the islands, Columbus decided the future fate of the islands. His description of the vast beauty of the nature around him, declares both the economic and nationalistic motivations for colonizing the new world.
Without intention, in 1492 Christopher Columbus initiated an event that is perhaps the most important historical turning point in modern times to the American Continents. . “For thousands of years before 1492, human societies in America had developed in isolation from the rest of the world. ”(P. 4) Christopher Columbus and other European voyagers ended all this beginning in 1492 as they searched for treasure and attempted to spread Christianity. For the first time, people from Europe, Africa, and the Americas were in regular contact. Columbus was searching for one thing and discovered something entirely different.
Queen Isabella was born in 1451, in the city of Castile, Spain (Leon 75). She was the daughter of King John II and Arevalo (Maltby par 1). Her family was very strong Catholics and she was born and raised a Catholic. Her brother, Alfonso, became King. He banished her mother, younger brother, and her from the kingdom (Leon 75, 77). Isabella had chestnut hair with natural red highlights and her look was demure and soft. She went to school with nuns at Santa Ana Convent. At school, she fancied reading, writing, music, and painting. In her free time, she was tutored at home with her older brother. After her childhood, she learned treachery was everywhere. As a teenager, her family forced her to marry a scoundrel. That day, she prayed to God for deliverance. On the way to their wedding, he choked and died from bronchitis. From that day on, she was ready for what was coming her way.
Queen Isabella was born on April 22, 1451 in Madrigal, Old Castile. Her mother was Isabella of Portugal and her dad was John the II of Castile. Her mom and dad were King and Queen of Castile. She had two brothers, Alfonzo and Henry (“Isabella of Castile” par13).
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. However, even after centuries later, little is truly known of the mysterious voyage and findings of the new world.1 By examining “Letter from Columbus to Luis Santangel”, one can further contextualize the events of Columbus' exploration of the New World. The letter uncovers Columbus' subtle hints of his true intentions and exposes his exaggerated tone that catered to his lavish demands with Spain. Likewise, The Columbian Voyage Map read in accordance with the letter helps the reader track Columbus' first, second, third, and fourth voyage to the New World carefully and conveniently. Thus, the letter and map's rarity and description render invaluable insight into Columbus' intentionality of the New World and its indigenous inhabitants.
Be not dismayed at all For scandall cannot doe us wrong, God will not let us fall. Let England knowe our willingnesse, For that our work is good; Wee hope to plant a nation Where none before hath stood. (Morison, pg. 89) Originally, when Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of America en route to Asia, he was not interested in discovering new lands. Most Europeans at the time were looking for a way to get at the oldest part of the Old World, the East Indies.
Queen Isabella I of Castile was born on April 22, 1451 in Madrigal de las Atlas Torres. Isabella’s parents were King John of Castile and Isabella of Portugal. She eventually went on to marry Ferdinand II of Aragon and together they constituted a united Spain. Queen Isabella held the status of an overambitious and noble heroine with an alter ego of a statesman or legislator. These traits became a staple during her reign by allowing her supporters to blindly follow her, while also promoting angst in the eyes of those who attempted to defy her and the kingdom.
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” This phrase, which most children are taught in elementary education, helps them learn about Christopher Columbus. Most Americans grow up to believe that Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the “new world”. However, historical documentation has shown that the Spanish were not the first Europeans to discover North America. The Norsemen, led by Bjarne Sigvatson, claimed the new world for the King Magnus several centuries earlier.
There is also a reference in this story about “God’s Plan”; Queen Isabella believed in Christianity so much that she ordered her kingdom to be devoted practicing Christians. Anyone who did not obey was burned. This appealed to Columbus because he thought God chose him to lead this voyage and only he could succeed. There were many references when Columbus’s ego was in the way, he stated “this is God’s Plan. He handed all the information personally to Columbus”. This makes the reader believe Columbus had a noble cause even though it was a selfish one. Again, referencing back to the middle working class being below Columbus, there was an undertone that his crew were stupid and did not have a strong faith. They could not possibly understand because they were not superior like Columbus. Once the crew arrived at the first island, they were greeted by the natives. The author Fritz does try to give the perspective of the natives. First was the white man’s perspective, “Half naked and only covered up by a leaf, but they were not all that different from
Although this essay is historically accurate it lacks important details, which might paint a different view of Columbus. Boorstin writes favorable of Columbus and depicts him as a heroic and determined figure who helped shape history, but he neglects to include Columbus’ unethical acts committed in the world that was not supposed to exist, the Americas. When Columbus first discovered the New World, he took care that the royal standard had been brought ashore and he claimed the land for Spain in front of all, including the indigenous population who had been sighted even before Columbus made landfall. According to the medieval concepts of natural law, only those territories that are uninhabited can become the property of the first person to discover them. Clearly this was an unethical act. Thus, the first contact between European and non-European worlds was carried out through a decidedly European prism, which ensured Spanish claim to the islands of the Americas. Faced with a colony in an inhospitable area, the Spanish soon inaugurated the practice of sending regular military parties inland to subdue the increasingly hostile natives. Members of the indigenous population were captured and enslaved to support the fledgling colony. The object of Columbus’ desire changed from exploration and trade to conquest and subjugation.