Queen Isabella of Spain and the End of the Reconquista

Tides of History

English - April 11, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6K ratings
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Queen Isabella of Castile was the greatest of the state-building rulers of the late Middle Ages. During her rule, she sent Columbus to America, married Ferdinand of Aragon to launch modern Spain, and finished the centuries-long Reconquista, ending centuries of Muslim rule in Iberia.

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