What was Spain like before the Golden Age? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ruled the kingdoms that eventually became the country of Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella were intent on having a kingdom free of any faith other than Christianity. Many people were killed or even banished from the country. King Ferdinand and Isabella moved their kingdom into a great age for Spain, but did not achieve this in the best way.
The marriage of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella joined their family’s two kingdoms. Queen Isabella was the daughter of King John II of Castile. King Ferdinand was the son of King John I of Aragon (When). King Ferdinand was born on March 10, 1452 in Aragon, Spain (Ferdinand II). Isabella was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres on April 22, 1451. Isabella chose to marry Ferdinand after many other tried arrangements for her hand (Amadó). Ferdinand and Isabella were married in the year 1469 (King). Their marriage created the union of Castile and Aragon, forming the kingdom of Spain (Jewish). For three decades Isabella and Ferdinand ruled this land and expanded their territory (When). Isabella and Ferdinand had five children. Their children were Isabel, John, Joan, Maria, and Catherine. Isabella died on November 26, 1504 in the Castle La Mota. This still stands at Madina del Campo (Amadó). Ferdinand died on January 23, 1516 in Madrigalejo, Spain (Ferdinand II). Ferdinand and Isabella became royalty in two very different ways.
When Isabella’s brother died, she had to fight for the crown of Castile. After her father died when she was three years old, Isabella became the heiress to her brother King Henry IV (Amadó). Ferdinand helped Isabella in the war of succession. This was fought with Juana after the de...
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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...
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When she was about to become Queen, she had to get some things straight with her father. He had made a treaty, which is like a contract. On the treaty, he gave her many rights normal women would never have. The first right was to let Isabella be a legal heir since her brother was, too. Right #2 was the award of seven cities including Avila, her hometown. Last, but certainly not least, she was to marry whoever she chooses (Leon 77). When she was about 20, she married her second cousin, Fernando and he was roughly three inches shorter than she.
At the age of three Isabella’s father died. After his death He4nry became King of Castile. A few years after he was crowned King he sent Alfonzo and Isabella to Segovia to be safe (“Isabella of Castile” par13). While they were in Segovia Henry got married twice, and finally had a baby. After the baby was born the people of Castile believed they needed a new king, so they summoned Isabella and Alfonzo back. The people of Castile decided that Alfonzo will be the heir to the throne. But while there was a war going on in Castile Alfonzo was killed. Now Isabella was the heir to the throne (“Isabella of Castile” par16).
Although Fernando and Isabella ruled as a team it was very clear she was a strong leader who had her own ideas and was not afraid to voice or act based on her wishes. One reason she had this unwavering confidence in her right to rule Castile was of the royal linage that she was descendant from. When her brother Enrique passed away Isabella’s presumed half-sister (historians are not sure if they were actually sisters or not) Dona Juana thought she had a right to the crown and rebelled. Dona was married to the king of Portugal,
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile were married in 1469. The unity of the major kingdoms of Aragon and Castille, joined huge swaths of land of a fragmented set of minor kingdom across Spain, helping elevate Spain into a world power. Their union brought stability to both kingdoms. The duo’s accomplishments during their reign continue to impact the modern world today. Their united kingdoms resumed the Reconquest against the South, controlled by the Moors, and instituted the brutal Inquisition. Both Ferdinand and Isabella gained the qualities and skills that were needed to lead a nation. Establishing treaties and joining kingdoms took charisma, ruthlessness and persistence, traits which both Ferdinand and Isabella demonstrated throughout
Men and women were held under drastically different expectations in Spain and the Spanish colonies in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. These set gender roles are effectively demonstrated through the life of Catalina de Erauso, who experienced the entire spectrum through her adventures as a transvestite in this time period. Opportunities and freedom in culture, politics and economy, and religion varied greatly between men and women. Men were capable of living out their lives independently and ambitiously. Women, on the other hand, were taught to be reliant and mild-mannered characters in the background. De Erauso shatters this idea of a woman’s role by fulfilling a life of adventure and power. In doing so, she briefly dispels the obligations of gender roles, if only for herself. Catalina de Erauso was a nun, a lieutenant, and a history-maker.
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